Giraffes join the list of species facing threat of extinction
Maasai Giraffes eat leaves in Nairobi National Park, Kenya, on November 21, 2018. In December 2016, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) had classified giraffes as “vulnerable" in the Red List. PHOTO | YASUYOSHI CHIBA | AFP
Kordofan and Nubian giraffes are facing at extinction even as the mountain gorilla and the fin whale report conservation success.
According to an updated list from the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the fin whale has improved in status from endangered to vulnerable following bans on whaling while the Virunga mountain gorilla has moved from critically endangered to the lesser endangered category.
