During a recent 10-year period, the United States imported more than one giraffe hunting trophy a day on average and more than 21,400 giraffe bone carvings. Many imported giraffe parts are turned into ...

Many Michiganders were also curious. Or upset. “I mean, what kind of thrill would you get from hunting a giraffe? It is one of the most docile creatures,” a commenter said. “Oh no ...

Illegal hunting is also a problem for the species. Giraffes are poached for their meat in many regions of Africa — as well as for their pelts, bones, hair and tails — by hunters and trappers wielding ...

Community members and zoo staff mourn when a beloved animal dies. Chioke the giraffe was remembered as "gentle, curious, ...

On Oct. 5, the day after the airmen vanished, the Bushmen were giraffe-hunting in the closed season (September to February). After they had killed a giraffe, they met two white men, camped with ...