PATRICK KNOX: ‘Giraffes are facing what has been dubbed as a “silent extinction”, with numbers plummeting as much as 40 per cent over the last 30 years. Some species have seen their population fall by 95 per cent, largely thanks to illegal trophy hunting and the lucrative trade in body parts. The Nubian giraffe has … Continue reading Giraffes threatened with ‘silent extinction’ thanks to illegal trophy hunting