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Giraffes? they're called a tower and they certainly make me feel very small. but scientists have found what they're calling a devastatinging trend. giraffe populations have decreased almost 40% in the last 30 years, leading the international union for conservation of nature to classify them as under threat of extinction. these animals, which are so big, so visible, yet their decline has gone largely unnoticed until now. >> the forecast for the species like elephants, sometimes the rhinos and sometimes the lions. we forget about these tall gentle giants of app african savannahs. >> a drive thro...

Africa's urban landscape is eating up more of what used to be the giraffes' habitat. all over the continent, cities are growing with increasing numbers of people, and the giraffes are running out of grazing space. >> part of our planning should put into account we have wildlife and wildlife that requires big spaces, and requires specific habitats. so in the planning is where we are calling for the planners to include wildlife as one of the land uses. >> saving giraffes will not be a simple task. conflict, habitat degradation, poaching have all contributed to the decline in giraffe numbers. an ...