New study shows not all protected areas are the same for giraffes

Friday, June 24, 2016 - 05:21 in Biology & Nature

A new study reports that giraffe survival and reproduction differed among five sites in Tanzania, and also differed among six national parks in East, South and West Africa. The study, by researchers at the Wild Nature Institute, Tanzania National Parks, Dartmouth College, and the School for Field Studies and published this week in the Journal of Mammalogy, found that even in national parks where animals are presumed to be safe and protected, vital rates of survival and reproduction vary widely. Dr. Derek Lee, principal scientist of the Wild Nature Institute and lead author of the study, said, "People often assume every national park is successfully protecting the wildlife there, but we found not all parks are the same for giraffes."

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