Christophe Courteau

 

REPORT : The Nigerian White Giraffes

 

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A small population of the White Desert Giraffes remains in a remote area in Niger. This isolated population shares its territory with local people. These last & rare Giraffes were very close to extinction due to human pressure & lost habitat. Thanks to both an internationnal conservation project & local people efforts, now the giraffes are out of threat & are expanding again their range. Story of a real success... ---------- This feature was published in the "National Geographic France" , and in "Africa Geographic"

 

 

 

Desert Giraffe. White colour
Desert Giraffe. White colour

Desert Girafes. Niger. Femelle in oestrus
Desert Girafes. Niger. Femelle in oestrus

Detail of the whiteness patern of this sub-species peralta
Detail of the whiteness patern of this sub-species peralta

Giraffe in the tiger-bush at dusk
Giraffe in the tiger-bush at dusk

Girafe in the tiger-bush at dusk
Girafe in the tiger-bush at dusk

 

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