Giraffes ‘at risk of extinction’

GIRAFFES need protection from trophy hunters or will face extinction, campaigners and celebrities have warned.

Giraffes can be killed indiscriminately under an international trade convention and their numbers have declined 40 per cent in 30 years.

This has prompted campaigners to call on Environment Secretary Michael Gove to support a proposal by African nations to outlaw the international trade in giraffe products. They hope Mr Gove will ensure the EU’s bloc vote backs a ban in May.