World Giraffe Day
The longest day is for the tallest animal on the earth. June 21st is the longest day of the year in the Northern hemisphere. The Giraffe Conservation Foundation (GCF) the only NGO in the world that concentrates solely on the conservation and management of giraffes in the wild throughout Africa decided to celebrate June 21st as World Giraffe Day to promote awareness to save Giraffes. It was first celebrated in the year 2014.
The friendly, active (they sleep for just 2 hours a day), inspirational and unique animal is found at just around 100,000 in the wild. In the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, giraffes have recently had their listed status changed to Vulnerable to extinction. Giraffes are officially extinct in more than seven African countries.
It's all because of human greediness. On one side, they have been hunted for medicinal use and to make fashion products. Another side, their habitat was reduced by 90% because of encroachments. It would be a tragedy if giraffes were to go extinct in the wild.
There are four separate species of giraffe in the world. The Masai giraffe lives on the border between Kenya and Tanzania, the reticulated giraffe and the southern giraffe live in countries like Botswana, and the northern giraffe, dominates much of the north of Africa.
Like how no two humans have the same fingerprints the same way no two individual Giraffes have the same spots.
If you want to donate, please visit the below link. Please check for authenticity before donating.
https://giraffeconservation.org/2021/11/29/worldgiraffeday2022/
When I was digging into my stamp file, I got only one Giraffe stamp. The below stamp was issued by Poland in the year 1972.
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