Giraffes are Endangered Presentation By: Jacob George Nicely done - good information - good use of images and text to make an attractive presentation Missing some information - food web needs to be tweaked https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giraffe

Giraffe Basics and Appearance Giraffes live in various parts of Africa Giraffes are very tall and furry Giraffes eat grass and Acacia trees Only live up to 25 years Weigh between 1,600 and 3,000 Males become 17 ft tall Females become 14 ft tall Giraffe population is lowering due to humans http://www.worldatlas.com/articles/giraffe-facts-animals-of-africa.html

Food Web of the Giraffe Need to rework this page - the thin lines are confusing

Food Web Explained The sun gives energy to 3 main producers ( Acacia tree, grass and leaves) The giraffe eats all of the producers the gazelle only eats grass Then gazelles are eaten by hyenas Lions eat the giraffe,hyena, and sometimes gazelles Finally worms decompose everything and restart the cycle Thin green lines show energy to the producers Thin blue lines shows energy to the decomposer Arrows show the relationships between predator and prey Bacteria are also decomposers but worms are the main decomposers https://legacy.etap.org/demo/grade6_science/lesson5/instruction2tutor.html

The Problem There was 140k giraffes in 1999 Now there are 80k The population has shrunk 40 percent in the last 30 years The problem is from poachers Poachers mainly kill for the fur for a profit Humans taking land and food Humans want to build their own houses Humans use resources that giraffes also need Humans use acacia trees for homes and construction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOQgCXf9OWg

What Would Happen if Giraffes Go Extinct? Grass would grow everywhere It´s very hard to find giraffe population Tigers will die off And everything that eat tigers eat will die off Other food webs will be affected Humans will lose resources from other animals Resources that animals need will be affected Tigers would not sustain life because they would have a low amount of food sources http://www.africa-wildlife-detective.com/giraffe.html

What Can We Do? We can donate to charities Protest Show others statistics Give information to important people Physically help Giraffes Become aware of the animals surrounding Giraffes Help those animals Stop poachers Set up reservations http://www.charitygiftcertificates.org/popups/charity_detail.aspx?char_id=7327

Works Cited "Giraffes, Rarer than Elephants, Put on Extinction Watch List." WTNH Connecticut News. N.p., 07 Dec. 2016. Web. 03 Feb. 2017. Dewast, Louise. "Giraffes in Danger of Extinction: Why Their Numbers Have Dropped."ABC News. ABC News Network, n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2017. "FAQs." GiraffeConservation.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2017 "Are Giraffes an Endangered Species?" Reference. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Feb. 2017.