Protect giraffes under the Endangered Species Act

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Protect giraffes under the Endangered Species Act

Giraffes are facing a silent extinction. New reports show giraffes have suffered a massive 40 percent decline in wild populations since 1985, but still have absolutely no international protections.

If the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lists them as Endangered, it would restrict trade in giraffes coming to the United States as hunting trophies and other products. It's an easy step we can take right now to help protect and restore giraffe populations.

Tell the USFWS to protect giraffes by listing them as Endangered under the Endangered Species Act.

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Dear U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

As a supporter of Humane Society International, I'm reaching out today to ask that you list the giraffe as Endangered under the Endangered Species Act.

Right now, there is substantial scientific data indicating that the giraffe may soon be in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range if current trends continue. The giraffe has suffered a major reduction in population size across its range primarily due to habitat loss, commercial overutilization and poaching, and such decline continues unabated. As the largest importer of wildlife in the world, the U.S. plays a key role in this decline, having imported tens of thousands of giraffe products in the past decade, including trophies, skins, bones and more.

The Service has a duty to protect the iconic giraffe by listing the species as Endangered under the Endangered Species Act, which would meaningfully contribute to giraffe conservation by strictly regulating the import, export and interstate commerce in giraffes and their parts and products.

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