/tags/giraffe giraffe en-US Copyright Thu, 08 Dec 2016 15:57:00 GMT /breaking-news/2016-12-08/giraffe-now-listed-as-vulnerable-to-extinction-as-population-plummets The International Union for the Conservation of Nature says the giraffe population has declined by as much as 40 percent in the past 30 years and could face extinction if the trend is not reversed. Thu, 08 Dec 2016 15:57:00 GMT /breaking-news/2016-12-08/giraffe-now-listed-as-vulnerable-to-extinction-as-population-plummets Rebecca Hersher