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World Wildlife Day was announced as 3 March by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), during its 68th session in December 2013. This annual global…

A spotless giraffe has just been born in a Tennessee zoo, without the species' distinctive coat, but instead all brown fur.

The worlds rarest giraffe was born at a Tennessee Zoo last month.

The Longcharo Island has been Rothschild's giraffe home for over a decade

Wildlife World Zoo founder and owner Mickey Ollson, who died Jan. 9 at age 80 of leukemia, was a dreamer. The lifelong West Valley resident was so regarded for his

Wildlife World Zoo founder and owner Mickey Ollson, who died Jan. 9 at age 80 of leukemia, was a dreamer. The lifelong West Valley resident was so regarded for his

Mickey Ollson was described by the park as a "homegrown business pioneer, philanthropist, leader and educator." Ollson died at the age of 80 after battling cancer.

Photograph by AMI VITALE Eager to see these giraffes return to their homeland, Pokot and Ilchamus community members got to work. Within a year they had established the Ruko Conservancy, a 44,000-acre community conservancy where both the Pokot and Ilchamus work. “It wasn’t easy,” says Rebby Sebei, a Pokot community member who manages the conservancy. “But both sides were keen for change.” In 2011 the conservancy received its first group of Rothschild’s giraffes: eight animals relocat...

Endangered giraffes rescued from shrinking, flooded island in Kenya By Catherine Park Endangered giraffes rescued from flooded island Video showed the final rescue of the last of nine endangered Rothchild’s giraffes from their flooded island in Kenya. Mission accomplished: The last of nine endangered giraffes were rescued on April 12 from their flooded island in Kenya, concluding a 15-month-long endeavor, according to the Save Giraffes Now organization. Floodwaters around the giraffes’ home...

April the Giraffe, YouTube sensation, dies at age 20 By (0) April the Giraffe, a live stream sensation, died Friday at age 20. Photo courtesy of Animal Adventure Park/Facebook April 3 (UPI) -- April the Giraffe, a YouTube sensation whose live-streamed births attracted millions of viewers, has died at age 20, a zoo in New York announced. The veterinary team at Animal Adventure Park said in a Facebook post they made "every possible effort to keep her comfortable and prolong her life," but her a...