Check out my T-shirt! I bought it to support GCF. The mask came from Etsy, so not a donation purchase. It's week 2 of the month, so that means I'm sharing giraffe news! I follow GCF ( Giraffe Conservation Foundation ) on social media, so when a podcast interview with Dr. Julain Fennessy showed up in my Facebook feed this week, I couldn't wait to listen to it. The 55-minute interview by All Creatures Podcast provides a great and comprehensive introduction to the history and mission of this crucial organization. GCF podcast interview Crucial Facts For those of you who can't listen right away, I thought I'd share a few crucial points: There are approximately 111,000 giraffe in the wild today. To put this in perspective, there are roughly 4 elephants for each giraffe, yet elephants receive more press about being endangered. The giraffe is experiencing a "silent extinction." New evidence points to the existence of 4 species of giraffes, not one: Masai, Norther
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