Serengeti Park welcomes rare Kordofan giraffes: Hope for the species!

Serengeti Park welcomes rare Kordofan giraffes: Hope for the species!

Serengeti Park, Tansania - In the famous Serengeti Park, a new chapter started protecting giraffes. Two Kordofan Giraffe bulls, Kano and Marley, have arrived from France and are now waiting for breeding partners to strengthen the population of this threatened subspecies. The two four -year -old bulls were raised in different French zoos and already show good social interaction. The Serengeti Park plans to become a central location for breeding enlargement in Europe in order to offer the endangered subspecies of Kordofan-Giraffe new habitats. The parking spokeswoman indicated that they could either get females from other zoos or have the opportunity to transfer the bulls to other zoos to ensure genetic diversity.

The Kordofan giraffes are widespread in the dry areas of the northern central Africa and are considered to be very threatened, since its worldwide inventory is estimated to be around 1,400 animals in the wild. This type of giraffe can not only be found in Serengeti Park, but also in Zoos in Dortmund and Dresden. In addition to the Kordofan giraffes, network and Rothschild giraffes also live in Serengeti Park. The park extends over 220 hectares on which around 2,000 wild animals find a home and offers space to separate different ways from each other, which avoids a genetic mixing.

challenges for giraffe population

The Kordofan Giraffe is not the only type of giraffe that is threatened. In West Africa, for example, where the habitat of the giraffes has shrunk to a narrow strip southeast of Niamey, there were several thousand giraffes 100 years ago. At the beginning of the 21st century, only 50 giraffes lived there, which illustrates the criticism of their situation. Thanks to committed conservationists and an interested government, the population in Niger was able to grow to over 200 animals, which is considered a remarkable success.

threats such as poachers and the destruction of their habitat are strongly concerned with the giraffes. 100,000 giraffes lived in Africa 10 years ago; Today it is less than 100,000. In order to meet these dangers, several countries have banned hunting for giraffes and banished their meat from tourist bars. The conservationist Julian Fennessy emphasizes the urgency to pay more attention to the giraffes and implement effective protective measures.

local protective measures and international cooperation

In the Chad, organizations such as AGA and Wings for Conservation are actively involved in protecting the Kordofan giraffes. Their goals are the research of the distribution area of ​​giraffes, the designation of protected areas and the fight against poaching. By increasingly effective flight surveillance, Wilderer is targeted that not only target giraffes, but also elephants because of their tusks.

In Central Africa, the situation is even more spanned, since Wilderer giraffes hunt because of their meat and even giraffe tails are viewed as bridal gifts. Protection associations are working to raise awareness in the local population and to make it clear to them that giraffes can also bring economic advantages, for example through sustainable agricultural funding.

The efforts to protect the giraffes, in particular the Kordofan giraffes, are crucial for the survival of these majestic animals in the wilderness. The initiatives in different countries and the zoo protection approach help to promote the urgently needed genetic diversity and to secure the populations sustainably, while Serengeti Park positions itself well to take on a central role in European breeding.