Adopt-a-Giraffe Program
GCF’s Adopt-a-Giraffe Program is an official giraffe adoption from the world’s premiere giraffe conservation organization. Our Adopt-a-Giraffe Program allows you to follow the lives of a few selected desert-dwelling giraffe in Namibia’s remote Northwest and next to the iconic Etosha National Park.
Our symbolic giraffe adoption packages are highly personalized and make fantastic, beautiful gifts for any giraffe lover, including yourself. Starting at just $15, each adoption supports multiple giraffe conservation projects throughout Africa, including the return of many giraffe to their original habitat. Scroll to learn about the Silent Extinction currently threatening giraffe and how your adoption today helps ensure these species remain safe in the future, or adopt a giraffe now.
Adopting a giraffe today can help us save giraffe in Africa tomorrow.
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Meet Dobby.
Dobby (HSBM044) is a young male desert-dwelling giraffe who roams far and wide across the vast desert plains of northwest Namibia in search of his two favourite things. His especially big ears pick up any warning sounds of approaching predators, and his long neck gives him an excellent vantage point. What are his two favourite things? Food, especially Ana trees, and female giraffe of course!
Adopting a giraffe today can help us save giraffe in Africa tomorrow.
Meet Ninja.
Ninja (HSBM136) is a handsome male giraffe with a calm and rather sweet personality. While he was first identified in the Hoarusib River in northwest Namibia he is very mobile – to put it mildly. We never know where we will find him next and he moves frequently between river systems. He seems to know all the giraffe back-routes through the steep and rocky mountains, so he can also be easily missed. Ninja is always good for a surprise encounter when we least expect him.
Adopting a giraffe today can help us save giraffe in Africa tomorrow.
Meet Asha.
Asha (KHBF035) is an adult female desert-dwelling giraffe who was first spotted in the Khumib River in northwest Namibia where she likes to hang out as part of a rather tight knit female herd. While the exact composition changes, we mostly see her in company of a few female friends and their calves. Occasionally, male visitors pass through the area and pay these ladies a visit.
Adopting a giraffe today can help us save giraffe in Africa tomorrow.
Meet Mae.
Mae lives on the Etosha Heights Private Reserve, adjacent to the iconic Etosha National Park in Namibia. She was added to our individual giraffe database in 2019, when we fitted Mae with an ossicone unit to learn more about her movements. The unit was removed 3 years later when it stopped working, but Mae is still a regular during our surveys in the central area of the reserve. Her slightly bent left ossicone gives her a cheeky look that matches her personality perfectly.
Adopting a giraffe today can help us save giraffe in Africa tomorrow.
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Can you imagine a world without giraffe?
Over the past 35 years, giraffe numbers have decreased by nearly 30%. In regions once considered prime habitats, their numbers have dropped by up to 95%, and giraffe have lost nearly 90% of their historical range over the last three centuries.
The plight of giraffe, one of conservation’s best-kept secrets, is finally coming to light. Despite a significant decline in their population over recent decades, giraffe have garnered minimal attention and support for their conservation. Research conducted by conservationists has led to critical discoveries for the preservation of giraffe in the wild, most notably the identification of four distinct giraffe species. Among these, two species have such critically low populations that they are among the most endangered large mammals on the planet.
In the BBC documentary “Giraffe: Africa’s Gentle Giants”—featuring GCF’s important work in Africa—Sir David Attenborough referred to this decline as a “Silent Extinction.” These alarming numbers serve as a reminder that we need to protect giraffe now before it is too late.
GCF is the only NGO in the world that concentrates solely on the conservation and management of giraffe in the wild throughout Africa. We are dedicated to securing a future for all giraffe populations in the wild. Our conservation approach is based on solid science and our Translocation Programs are just one example that proves our success by actively bringing giraffe back into areas where they originally reigned.
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