Climate crisis, habitat loss and poaching have reduced its numbers but will Trump put the kibosh on protections? They are the tallest to roam the Earth and have become an icon of childrens books, toys and awed documentaries. But giraffes are in decline, which has prompted the US government to list them as endangered for the first time. Giraffes will be listed under the US Act, the US Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed in a move that will cover five subspecies of the animal. The agency hopes the listing will crack down on the poaching of giraffes, as the US of rugs, pillowcases, boots, furniture and even Bible covers made from giraffe body parts.
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