One of the Biggest Giraffe Subspecies Is Officially Endangered

By GreenMatters

In early May, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it was investigating whether giraffes should be added to the global endangered species list. Now, less than three months later, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has officially taken the plunge and categorized the Masai giraffe as endangered. The Masai giraffe, primarily located in Tanzania and Kenya, is one of the largest giraffe species on Earth — and unfortunately, it’s not the only one that’s endangered. Read more>>