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2010年8月24日—羅氏長頸鹿(Giraffacamelopardisrothschildi)是以羅士查爾德爵士(LordWalterRothschild,1868-1937)來命名的，他是英國銀行家、政治家與動物學 ...

Giraffes of an increasingly rare sub-species have been just been classed as Endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature on its authoritative Red List of Threatened Species.

The Rothschilds giraffe, one of nine recognized giraffe sub-species, now numbers fewer than 670 animals in the wild, the IUCN says. There are less than 470 individuals in Uganda and Kenya, with an unknown number in southern Sudan.

The IUCN said in its listing that the population of Rothschilds giraffe is potentially close to meeting the population threshold for listing as Critically Endangered depending on the number of individuals, if any, that survive in south Sudan.

In Kenya, all known wild populations of Rothschilds giraffe have been eradicated by agricultural development and remnant populations are confined to National Parks, private properties and other protected areas, the researchers said.

These remaining populations are physically isolated from one ano...