African elephant<\/a> \u2013 there is only one giraffe for every three to four elephants.<\/p>\nThe increase in giraffe numbers is being attributed to a range of factors. \u201cIn some giraffe populations we single- handedly doubled the number of giraffes through improved survey methods,\u201d explains Fennessy. \u201cWe simply counted them better.\u201d<\/p>\n
In other moves, the organisation has successfully worked with countries across Africa to help boost the conservation and protection of giraffes.<\/p>\n
Niger, for example, is home to the last remaining population\u00a0of the West African subspecies. By the mid-1990s there were\u00a0less than 50 remaining, but thanks to conservation\u00a0strategies, there are more than 600 today.<\/p>\n
Main image: Masai giraffes in Amboseli National Park, Kenya. \u00a9 Wolfgang Kaehler\/LightRocket\/Getty<\/em><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n
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