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Why giraffes are undergoing a silent extinction
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Length:
36 minutes
Released:
Mar 4, 2024
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Podcast episode
Description
There can be few animals that are as iconic and instantly recognisable as giraffes. But despite their unique, almost mystical appearance and enduring worldwide popularity, their numbers are dwindling. According to researchers, they are undergoing something known as a silent extinction.
In this episode we catch up with Dr Sam Penny, a conservationist and lecturer based at Bristol Zoological Society.
He tells us about the current thinking on the existence of not one but several different giraffe species, how they only have one remaining genetic relative, and goes on to talk about his own conservation work in Cameroon’s Benoue National Park.
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In this episode we catch up with Dr Sam Penny, a conservationist and lecturer based at Bristol Zoological Society.
He tells us about the current thinking on the existence of not one but several different giraffe species, how they only have one remaining genetic relative, and goes on to talk about his own conservation work in Cameroon’s Benoue National Park.
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Released:
Mar 4, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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