When we recently scanned through a batch of waterhole camera trap photos, we spotted a familiar face: Dadel (EHF08722) with her easily recognisable arching back was captured strolling around one of the waterholes in the Etosha Heights Private Reserve. We use camera traps at waterholes to monitor priority species such as giraffe, elephant, rhino and lion to estimate abundance and density in the area. It is pretty amazing how much the quality of camera trap photos has improved in recent years. n the past we sometimes struggled to identify what species we were looking at. Now we can use these photos to identify individual animals – in this case Dadel. That is pretty cool!
About Giraffe Conservation Foundation
Every donation supports our work with local and international partners, affecting over 100 million acres of giraffe habitat.
The Giraffe Conservation Foundation (GCF) is the only NGO in the world that concentrates solely on the conservation and management of giraffe in the wild throughout Africa. We are dedicated to securing a future for all giraffe populations in the wild.
Our conservation story started in Namibia, where we have studied several giraffe populations for over two decades now. Our findings have directly impacted the global understanding of giraffe and how best to save them. It was the GCF team that first realized that there are four different species of giraffe (and not only one as previously thought). Our pioneering work in Africa also led to global recognition of giraffe’s silent extinction on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
However, our work is not done—there is still so much to learn. It is only through better understanding that we can develop targeted, sustainable conservation strategies with the local people who share their space with wildlife to secure the long-term future of giraffe in Africa.
We envision a world where all giraffe can live wild and free within their historical ranges or habitats throughout Africa and are protected by the people around them.
Join us on our journey and help save giraffe today, before it’s too late tomorrow.
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Dadel! You are a supermodel! Just so lovely.