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Wildlife Groups Want Giraffes Added To Endangered Species List by Laurel
Wamsley

Area of need featured in the article (main idea of article) Giraffes going Endangered

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The Giraffes population They say the giraffe is There are a few ways the
had drop a lot, from facing increasing threats U.S. classification could
150,000 to 100,000 from habitat loss, illegal help the giraffe population
giraffes hunting for bushmeat and rebound in Africa, says
an international trade in Jeffrey Flocken. He says
trophies and bone that from 2006 to 2015,
carvings. the U.S. was responsible
for importing 3,744 giraffe
hunting trophies.

Summarizing statement to bring closure to the summary Giraffes are being hunted illegally and habitat loss

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The Giraffes population had drop a lot, from 150,000 to 100,000 giraffes. They say the
giraffe is facing increasing threats from habitat loss, illegal hunting for bushmeat and
an international trade in trophies and bone carvings. There are a few ways the U.S.
classification could help the giraffe population rebound in Africa, says Jeffrey
Flocken. He says that from 2006 to 2015, the U.S. was responsible for importing 3,744
giraffe hunting trophies.