The popular zoo animal has experienced a dramatic population decline, and it has become so severe that the U.S. government is ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed new protections for giraffes, saying their populations are threatened by ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials proposed on Wednesday, Nov. 20, that giraffes need new protections under the ...

A bundle of joy and boundless energy has arrived at the Lincoln Children's Zoo as zookeepers welcomed a baby giraffe.

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has proposed that giraffes be listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) for the first time.

Giraffe populations are declining at such an alarming rate — from habitat loss, poaching, urbanization and climate ...

Populations of subspecies of northern giraffes have declined approximately 77% since 1985, from 25,653 to 5,919 individuals.

If passed, the protection will be for three subspecies of the northern giraffe from west, central and East Africa. The ...

U.S. Fish and Wildlife proposed that three populations of the world’s tallest land animal be classified as endangered, a move ...

In both cases, the FWS has called its proposal a response to declining giraffe populations. Since 1985, the total number of the three northern giraffe subspecies has declined by 77 percent, from ...