Debora Patta is a CBS News senior foreign correspondent based in Johannesburg. Since joining CBS News in 2013, she has reported on major stories across Africa, the Middle East and Europe. Edward R.

The population has dwindled across Africa for several reasons. LONDON -- Giraffe numbers are dwindling across Africa because of poaching and habitat loss caused by human population growth, according ...

An American woman and her son were seriously injured by a giraffe. JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- The father of an American woman who was attacked by a giraffe on a wildlife reserve in South Africa ...

REPLACES HIS INSTEAD OF HER - FILE - In this Friday Nov 22, 2019 file photo, Hunter, a young Belgian Malinois, keeps an eye on Jazz, a nine-day-old giraffe at the Rhino orphanage in the Limpopo ...

Giraffes, the tall but graceful icons of the African savannah, are at risk for extinction because of poaching and hunting, reports suggest. Giraffa camelopardalis has long been listed as a “least ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Koure, Niger — A crisp African dawn is breaking overhead, and Zibo ...

The giraffe, the tallest land animal, is now at risk of extinction, biologists say. Because the giraffe population has shrunk nearly 40 percent in just 30 years, scientists put it on the official ...

Giraffes are a majestic sight in Africa with their long necks and distinctive spots. Now it turns out there are four different giraffe species on the continent, according to a new scientific analysis ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Sadly, it is not a magician’s illusion, but a genuine plummeting in giraffe numbers across Africa. After a two-year effort spearheaded by the ...