Protecting Giraffes from Extinction | Saving Giraffes Part 1 | Africa's Gentle Giants | BBC Earth

Time is running out for giraffes. In just 20 years, the numbers of all giraffes across Africa has dropped by almost 40%. Dr. Julian Fennessy is on a quest to study these majestic creatures to ensure their future survival – who have already become extinct in at least seven countries. How is Julian taking action?

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Natural World Giraffes: Africa's Gentle Giants (2016)
Everyone loves giraffes, but what do we really know about them? Dr Julian Fennessy starts to reveal their secrets - the most important being that they are disappearing. In an urgent and daring mission, with a determined Ugandan team, he plans to round up 20 of the world's rarest giraffe to take across and beyond the mighty Nile River. The stakes are high, but if they succeed the reward will be a brighter future for an animal we have somehow overlooked.

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