Giraffes numbers have been plummeting

Unlike elephants and polar bears, they have gone under the radar.  Here is why giraffes are facing a "silent extinction".

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00:00Thank you very much.

00:46We use even the skin of the giraffe as some medicines.

00:49They used to have to cook them.

00:51They burn them and they have that because they scrub from the skin.

00:56Then they use them as medicine.

00:58Otherwise sometimes they used to kill them before.

01:16There has been so many research done on lions, elephants and other species.

01:23But if you try to look at the giraffe, there is very little known about the giraffe.

01:28There is very little research done on the giraffe.

01:53Thank you very much.

02:23Let's see the extent of this trade.

02:33First of all, let's determine is it local or is it also international or is it both?

02:37What form does it take?

02:39Is it destructive to the overall population?

02:42These are some of the questions that we need to answer before we can put in restrictive measures in my view.

02:53Thank you very much.