Giraffe
Giraffa camelopardalis
Original Range and subspecies 3
The Northern giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) used to occur in Morocco, Algeria, Lybia and Egypt. The northwestern population went extinct around 600 AD in Morocco, supposedly due to the drying climate, which I personally don't find very convincing. As is almost always the case with very recent megafauna extinctions, it was probably the human practices that went along with the natural changes that pushed the species over the edge, e.g. starting fires, clearing vegetation, hunting and competition with livestock. The Giraffe is currently extinct in the W Palearctic and occurs in 0% of its original range in our region.
Reintroduction efforts so far 4
None. Probably aided by the fact that scientists claim the extinction in our region was natural.
Fontes e Créditos
- (c) Thomas Fuhrmann, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rothschild%27s_giraffe_(Giraffa_camelopardalis_rothschildi)_-_Murchison_Falls_National_Park.jpg
- (c) Stan van Remmerden, todos os direitos reservados, uploaded by Stan van Remmerden
- Adaptado por Stan van Remmerden de uma obra de (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/giraffe
- (c) Stan van Remmerden, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA)
Mais informações
BioDiversity4All Mapa
| Status in w palearctic | 0% of original range |
|---|---|
| Ecological niche | Megaherbivore |
| Region | North Africa - Eastern, North Africa - Western |
| Z ecotourism potential | 5 |
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