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December 9, 2016

Scientists Warn Giraffes are at Risk of Extinction
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Scientists say giraffes are at risk of extinction. The number of
giraffes worldwide has declined nearly 40 percent over the last 30
years. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature warns the
species is facing a "silent extinction." Their decline is part of an
ongoing global mass extinction that scientists warn could lead to the
disappearance of two-thirds of all wild animals on the planet by 2020
compared to 1970 population levels.


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