Annual Report 2017/2018 Note from the GCF Directors What an exciting journey! When we took the plunge and decided to put all our efforts into conserving full-time, we didn’t know what to expect. And in all honesty, we still don’t… As we learn more about giraffe – their ecology and, most importantly, their numbers and distribution – positive and negative news is often closely interlinked. Targeted conservation research teaches us new things about giraffe, and it allows us to approach their conservation differently: based on facts and knowledge rather than assumptions and hearsay. Together with our many partners around the globe, we continue to collate, analyse and share detailed information on giraffe – information which is more available than ever before. As a result, we can see that some giraffe populations are increasing significantly. Not all of these results are actual population increases, but rather more accurate assessments owing to the more detailed collation of numbers and data we have achieved. Regardless, this is a positive sign, and we believe that our combined efforts can make a difference, before it is too late. African governments continue to show increased general interest in conservation, particularly in giraffe. And while we have well-established relationships with a few African countries (often governed by a Memorandum of Understanding), others are starting to get in touch to establish collaborations for working together to help save their giraffe. All in all, we believe that together we can ensure a bright future for giraffe in Africa – at least for some populations – and we hope that our efforts are providing an impetus for this. It is a privilege that we could turn our passion into our occupation, and even though some people still think we are a little bit crazy, we love what we are doing. And this is largely due to all of you – our partners and , and especially our small dynamic team that works throughout the continent. So, we would like to take the opportunity to say a big THANK YOU for all your support, collaboration, trust and friendship! Saving giraffe is a team effort; none of us could have done this alone. Together, we are making a difference for giraffe in Africa! Steph & Julian Fennessy

Cover: GCF is standing tall for all giraffe Above: Giraffe have been heading towards populations in the wild throughout Africa. a silent extinction, but with your help the Credit: Adobe Stock tide is slowly turning.. Credit: Adobe Stock

The Giraffe Conservation Foundation (GCF) is the only Who is GCF? 1 organisation in the world that concentrates solely on GCF Objectives & Principle Activities 2 the conservation and management of giraffe in Conservation Partners & Partnerships 3 the wild throughout Africa. Programmes & Projects in Africa 7 Giraffe Spotter/Resource Centre 11 Capacity Building 13 Twiga Tracker 16 World Giraffe Day 17 Giraffe Action Fund 19 Giraffe Conservation Policy & Strategies 21 Giraffe Conservation Awareness & Outreach 23 GCF Financial Summary 25 Donors 27 United by a common goal, GCF is a family of organisations consisting of GCF Trust (Namibia), GCF-USA (Ohio, USA), GCF-East Africa (Kenya) and Freunde Contact / Support 40 von GCF (Germany). All four organisations are legally and financially separate entities, working under the umbrella of GCF. Their shared commitment to a sustainable future for all giraffe populations in the wild is governed by a Memorandum of Understanding.

Above: Giraffe calves are particularly vulnerable to predation and stand up within 30 minutes after birth. Credit: Martin Harvey Above: There are only less than 100,000 giraffe remaining in all of Africa and their number has dropped by almost 40% over the past 30 years. Credit: Pixabay Who is ? An international science-based conservation organisation that provides innovative approaches to save giraffe in the wild. The go-to organisation for giraffe conservation that is proactive and reactive, with a strong 1 collaborative and dynamic team working within a network of partners on all levels. 2 The Leader in supporting a sustainable future for giraffe in/and their natural habitats. Objectives & GCF will continue to organically grow and increase awareness to save giraffe in the wild. Principle Activities GCF is dedicated to a sustainable future for all giraffe populations in the wild.

GCF’s objective is to raise awareness and support towards securing a future for giraffe What drives ? and the conservation of their habitat in Africa, and more specifically to: Support the conservation of viable and existing habitat for giraffe. To be a bold, independent organisation Identify key threats to giraffe in Africa and develop innovative ways to mitigate them. To not be regimented Raise awareness of and promote the value of giraffe conservation in African Range States as well as internationally. To be disciplined and ‘always on’ Plan, develop, implement and administer projects and programmes – including the To be an open book appointment of project staff – in support of its primary aim, in co-operation with To not over-promise local communities and partner institutions, as appropriate. To be passionate Collaborate with local, national and international partners on giraffe conservation efforts in the interests of giraffe conservation in African Range States. To not be afraid of pushing boundaries Raise funds for giraffe conservation and management across Africa. To be open-minded and flexible Maintain a close working relationship with the IUCN SSC Giraffe and To be adaptable Okapi Specialist Group (GOSG) to provide comprehensive awareness and technical support. To build trustworthy partnerships and relationships Conservation Partners Working with partners is at the core of GCF’s values and operational model. Over the past years we have managed to forge successful partnerships with several key conservation partners and donors. As the list is extensive and growing, it is sometimes difficult to exactly define a long-term conservation partnership, particularly as these come in many different shapes and forms, from modest monthly donations to large scale financial support and from close friendships to formalised organisational collaborations. Below, we have listed a few conservation partners that have stood out during this financial year:

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Dr Pete Morkel, Puros and Sestontein Conservancies (Namibia), Pakuba Safari Lodge (Uganda)

GCF’s research with our partners has shown that there are four species of giraffe in Africa. It is not possible to determine the species by pattern alone. Credit: Pixabay Partnerships around the World he BBC/PBS documentary ‘Giraffes: Africa’s Gentle GCF works closely with the Kenya Wildlife Service Giants’ continues to help us raise awareness (KWS) to conserve giraffe in Kenya by providing T for giraffe conservation and, at the same time, financial and technical support. Our support has also continues to win awards. The PBS version was enabled KWS to hold two giraffe working group nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Nature meetings, update the draft National Giraffe Documentary. As it was up against stiff competition, it Conservation Strategy and Action Plan, and undertake did not win in the end but the DNA sample collection of all nomination alone was a big win major giraffe populations in for giraffe in Africa. the country. Kenya is home to three of the four giraffe In support of community-based species, and we are working collaborative reticulated giraffe with a team from KWS to collect conservation efforts in northern over 300 DNA samples from Kenya, we work closely with all three giraffe species to San Diego Zoo Global Institute further analyse speciation and for Conservation Research, who potential hybridisation. spearhead the programme; several Kenyan organisations GCF’s relationship with the (Kenya Wildlife Service, Lewa Uganda Wildlife Authority Wildlife Conservancy, Namunyak Conservancy, Northern (UWA) is cemented through a Memorandum of Rangeland Trust and The Nature Conservancy); and Understanding (MoU), which nominates GCF to advise the local people of northern Kenya. In to secure on all giraffe conservation initiatives in the country. a sustainable future for these giants in the wild, a Based on this MoU, GCF has supported translocations, collaborative, localised and multi-pronged approach is population and disease surveys, and collaring required to stem the decline of reticulated giraffe, and to initiatives in Uganda. GCF will continue to work with create sustainable conservation initiatives together with UWA to advance giraffe conservation in the country. 5 the people who share their living space with giraffe. 6 Last but definitely not least, we should mention all our Twiga Walinzi (giraffe guards) are teams of pastoralists amazing donors and supporters who go out of their who conduct patrols for giraffe and manage a camera way to back us and who come up with creative ideas for trap system to monitor wildlife in and around the raising money in support of giraffe conservation – from Namunyak Community Conservancy garage and cake sales to climbing Mount Kilimanjaro and Loisaba Conservancy in the name of giraffe conservation – we cannot thank in northern Kenya. In you all enough. addition, members of the San Diego Zoo education team, together with communities and educators from the area, are exploring whether a local giraffe conservation education programme in the region would be useful and, if so, how best to approach this.

GCF continues to engage closely with African Parks Network (APN) on giraffe conservation and management opportunities in areas where APN works throughout Africa. Together with APN, we are currently involved Right: During Operation Twiga II 19 Nubian giraffe were translocated across in projects and programmes in Cameroon, the Democratic the Nile River in Murchison Falls National Republic of Congo, Malawi and Rwanda. Park to supplement the satelite population in the southern part of the park that was establshed during Operation Twiga I in 2016. Credit: GCF Programmes & Projects in Africa at the same time, it was undertaken as a GCF’s recent research has shown that there is not only one, but four species of giraffe. GCF is training programme for the African Fund for Endangered Wildlife – Giraffe Center the only organisation in the world that works on conserving all four of these species. Here is staff in Nairobi. a short overview of our work on these four species in 2017/18. Another key component of our Nubian giraffe efforts in Kenya was facilitating Northern giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) The three subspecies of the northern giraffe occur and co-hosting the first-ever National across Eastern and Central Africa, with the West African giraffe at the western extent of its range in Niger. Nubian Giraffe Working Group meeting Over the last year, GCF has increased its conservation and research efforts to better understand these three at Soysambu Conservancy, together with subspecies of northern giraffe. Of all giraffe, this species is the most threatened in the wild. the Kenya Wildlife Service. At this meeting, partners came together for the very first time to discuss and plan the conservation West African giraffe Kordofan giraffe management of Nubian giraffe in Kenya, only occur in Niger. Here, GCF joined numbers in the wild are low, with an and it laid the basis for Nubian giraffe forces with the Sahara Conservation Fund estimated 2,000 spread across some of conservation in Kenya – a true success. This (SCF) to increase giraffe conservation Africa’s more inhospitable countries. Over was matched by the development of the support in the country. Together, the two the last few years we have supported, and first-ever National Giraffe Conservation organisations now employ a small and continue to support, giraffe conservation Strategy and Action Plan in Uganda, which dedicated team in the country, which efforts to save the last giraffe in DRC’s is covered in more detail in the next section comprises a Conservation Programme Garamba National Park. These efforts are of this Annual Report. implemented in close collaboration with Officer responsible for giraffe and antelope giraffe over two years. Many of the conservation, a Finance/Admin Officer, African Parks Network. Together with the and a driver. GCF and SCF continue to Czech University of Life Sciences, we have individuals are sighted regularly and we are hoping that numbers will increase provide financial and technical support to supported an MSc student to undertake the Niger Government and the Association a solid baseline of the population and naturally over the coming years. In Kidepo for the Valorisation of the Ecotourism in assess current threats and movement Valley National Park, we continue to see 7 Niger (AVEN). AVEN is an association of behaviour of giraffe in Garamba National a slow and steady growth of the giraffe 8 ecotourism guides who facilitate giraffe- Park. Additionally, we have provided critical population during our annual censuses. based tourism in the area, and help protect equipment support to local rangers as Since fitting new GPS satellite tags to this endangered giraffe population through well as capacity-building opportunities several giraffe, we also learn more about a host of related activities. AVEN staff to develop their skills for the long-term their movement patterns – seeing some of the giraffe moving towards the South undertake regular monitoring of giraffe management of the population. In Southern giraffe now account and participate in annual counts conducted Cameroon, we partnered with Bristol Sudan border is worrying. In Lake Mburo for more than 50% of Africa’s National Park, we provide valuable total giraffe population. by the government. At the same time, they Zoological Society by supporting the Angolan giraffe are one of the assessment of Kordofan giraffe in the project support to the local NGO Giraffe two subspecies of Southern raise awareness of the importance of these giraffe. Credit: Michael Viljoen animals and their cultural heritage with country and by providing technical Education and Research (GEAR) for the local people who share their living space advice to giraffe conservation efforts in continuous monitoring of this newly with giraffe to reduce human-wildlife- the country. Our growing programme in established population, as well as valuable environmental education and awareness to conflict. Our support to AVEN includes the Central Africa highlights the importance purchase of equipment (uniforms, a GPS, of these last surviving giraffe and it is the schools and communities surrounding the Park. Supporting local efforts is key for a camera, motorbikes), office renovations, committed to making a difference before it environmental education, annual giraffe is too late. the long-term conservation of giraffe in surveys, translocation assessments, and the wild. local capacity building. Our collaborative conservation efforts In Kenya, we completed a detailed around Nubian giraffe year-long assessment of Nubian giraffe This year, working with the Government of conservation have continued to grow Niger and partners, we undertook a solid numbers in two key Parks, Ruma National in Kenya and Uganda, resulting in new Park and Mwea Game Reserve. We now and desk-top baseline assessment populations and increased numbers. In know that Ruma National Park is home to for giraffe re-introduction to the Gadabeji Uganda, we have assisted the Uganda Game Reserve in late 2018. The initial the largest population of Nubian giraffe Wildlife Authority (UWA) to double the in Kenya, while the Mwea Game Reserve findings look positive and with on-going Nubian giraffe populations in the country population is bouncing back after a disease work we hope to soon create a new home from two to four populations. In late 2017, for West African giraffe – stay tuned. outbreak a few years ago. This on-the- we moved another 19 giraffe to the south ground monitoring is valuable and helps side of Murchison Falls National Park, support the conservation and management accounting for a total of 37 translocated activities of the Kenya Wildlife Service, and, Southern giraffe (Giraffa giraffa) The two subspecies Masai giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi) of the southern giraffe (Angolan and South African giraffe) occur Gaining a better understanding of Kenya and across Southern Africa. Together they make up more than 50% of the Tanzania’s Masai giraffe population is important as continent’s total giraffe numbers. This region’s giraffe are bucking this giraffe species is the second most numerous. As the trend, and they provide a positive conservation story which is part of these efforts, we provided support to finalise based on sound conservation management practices. the first National Giraffe Conservation Strategy & Action Plan in Kenya, contributed to the first-ever With our base in Namibia, the country continues to be one of our Masai giraffe IUCN Red List Assessment (due to be focus areas for giraffe conservation. Our long-term conservation released towards the end of 2018), and facilitated research and monitoring programme for the desert-adapted discussions and development of the first-ever Tanzanian Giraffe Country Profile that outlines their Angolan giraffe in the far northwest communal conservation status and threats, historical and current. conservancies of the country is helping to provide a better Additional to the above, valuable support from World understanding of their ecology, behaviour, seasonal and long- Giraffe Day 2017 has helped to equip our team and term movement patterns. With limited long-term scientific partners across the Masai giraffe range in southern monitoring data available on giraffe in general, this programme Kenya with much-needed monitoring tools in an effort provides important insights and information to help guide giraffe to better understand the impact and drivers of illegal conservation throughout Africa. A key component of this programme hunting (poaching) and human perceptions of giraffe is training and capacity-building while working closely with local and locally, and to support transboundary conservation international students, local conservancy members and community- movement of giraffe. based tourism operators – all to increase their education, awareness and support for conserving these desert-dwelling giraffe. In Zambia, through the Leiden Conservation Foundation (one of our key partners), we continue to support the long-term giraffe conservation efforts of the Zambian Carnivore Programme, in close GCF’s work on South African giraffe collaboration with Conservation South Luangwa, focuses on Zambia and Zimbabwe, where we continue to in anti-poaching and giraffe monitoring. Using build relationships with governments to increase the profile individual photographic mark-recapture surveys, and giraffe-related conservation activities in order to get their efforts helped to more accurately assess the 9 giraffe on their conservation agendas. Furthering giraffe Left: There is no blue print for 10 population in the Luangwa Valley and our support giraffe conservation in Africa, conservation in the region is key, and we have initiated to their team will enable the emergence of new and conversations with the Kavango Zambezi (KAZA) Transfrontier however, working with partners exciting findings in 2018. is important for success. Conservation Area Initiative for a KAZA-wide Giraffe Credit: Billy Dodson Conservation Strategy and Action Plan. With regard to giraffe in South Africa, GCF’s involvement is limited as most giraffe live in small management units. Reticulated giraffe (Giraffa reticulata) In northern Kenya, the reticulated giraffe population is rebounding from an estimated decline of almost 80% in the last 30 years. To better understand their numbers and range, we have partnered closely with the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), San Diego Zoo Global, and other local and international partners: Northern Rangeland Trust, The Nature Conservancy, Loisaba Conservancy, Smithsonian Conservation Institute of Biology, and Senckenberg Museum. Through this initiative, we play a valuable role in encouraging community-based conservation efforts within the reticulated giraffe range. As part of this initiative, Twiga Walinzi (Swahili for giraffe guards) work across a large landscape in northern Kenya to monitor the reticulated giraffe population, as well as provide valuable education and awareness in the local communities. Increased support for reticulated giraffe conservation is important and is provided through a multi-faceted approach to reduce poaching, better understand local perceptions, and assess spatial ecology, numbers and range. With most of the world’s wild reticulated giraffe occurring in Kenya, it is an important landscape to protect, collaboratively with its people. GiraffeSpotter - Wildbook for Giraffe Giraffe Resource Centre Together with our partner San Diego Zoo Global, GCF has supported Wild The Giraffe Resource Centre (GRC) (girafferesourcecentre.org) Me in the development of an exciting online giraffe conservation tool: is an online knowledge centre for all things giraffe and it aims to collect, GiraffeSpotter – Wildbook for Giraffe (giraffespotter.org), which preserve and catalogue available publications and images in one central repository. Some giraffe species are threatened with extinction and require is a photo-identification database of giraffe encounters and individually catalogued giraffe in the wild. The database is populated and maintained greater protection and management, both in the wild and in captivity. by giraffe conservationists, researchers and managers, who collect and Sharing of knowledge among everybody who is involved with giraffe analyse giraffe sighting data in order to learn more about population and their habitats is crucial for their efficient and effective conservation numbers and their distribution.) GiraffeSpotter – Wildbook for Giraffe and management. Important articles about giraffe ecology, management uses photos of the patterns of giraffe on both sides of their body and and husbandry are regularly published, but they are often difficult to neck (with a focus on their right side) to distinguish between individual access, especially for those living and/ working in Africa. The GRC seeks to be a key tool for research, conservation and management. All relevant animals. Cutting-edge software supports rapid identification using pattern recognition and photo management tools. You, too, can assist with giraffe information about giraffe in the wild or captivity and in museums or conservation research by submitting photos and sighting data. The laboratories can be catalogued in the GRC and made available to the information will be used in research community, captive partners, conservation agencies, as well as to mark-recapture studies to the press and the general public. The GRC will ensure that giraffe-related help with the Africa-wide sources remain available for future generations. The GRC makes this data conservation of these iconic easily accessible by using the most appropriate technology and allowing animals. To date, we have access through a dedicated website. If you would like to support this focussed on its development important initiative with the provision of additional literature or and initial trial phase with funding, then please get in touch with us. giraffe photos from northern Kenya and Namibia. We invite all partners to help us 11 fill the gaps across Africa to 12 better understand numbers and distribution of all giraffe species. Michael Brown, Uganda Capacity Building While GCF has established itself as the leader in giraffe conservation, we also think about the future of giraffe and the people living with them in Africa. GCF continues to support, at different levels, local and international students who are working throughout the continent. Our Khomas Environmental Education Programme (KEEP) reaches over 2,000 Namibian primary school students annually. Furthermore, this programme is supported 13 by a continuous stream of Namibian university interns who can apply their theoretical 14 knowledge practically and hands-on in the field. In Kenya, we offer an internship position for a young Kenyan graduate to be involved in all facets of giraffe conservation in the wild. We also provide technical field support and advice to giraffe conservation institutions. Our East Africa Coordinator trained two staff members of the African Fund for Endangered Wildlife – Giraffe Center in field research techniques. While enhancing capacity for giraffe research, this data is also serving as a baseline for future research and informing the draft Kenyan National Recovery Plan for Giraffe. Arthur Muneza, Kenya

GCF also provided financial and/or technical advice and supervision to the following students:

Michael Brown (Uganda), PhD support – Dartmouth College, USA Anna Lena Burger (Namibia), PhD support – Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany Madelaine Castles (Namibia), PhD support - University of Queensland, Australia Mathias D’haen (DRC), MSc support – University of Life Sciences, Czech Republic Emma Hart (Namibia), PhD support – University College Dublin, Ireland Kylie McQualter (Botswana), PhD completed – University of New South Wales, Australia Arthur Muneza (Kenya), PhD support – Michigan State University, USA In Namibia, GCF runs the longest conserva- tion research programme on giraffe in Africa as well as an environmental education pro- David O’Connor (Kenya), PhD support – Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany Emma Hart, Namibia gramme in the capital Windhoek. Credit: GCF Twiga Tracker In collaboration with Savannah Tracking, a Kenya-based technology company, we have taken giraffe GPS satellite tagging to the next level. We have developed and tested innovative satellite tracking units that can be fixed to giraffes’ ossicones – called ossi-units. These new units are powered by solar technology. Utilising this renewable resource appears logical in Africa as it offers a more sustainable solution and, at the same time, it increases the lifespan of each unit. The units are fitted to the ossicones, which has shown to be a safe and long-term solution for the animals. Since our initial field testing in Namibia, the ossi-units have now been deployed successfully in northern Kenya, northern Uganda and north-western Namibia as part of an Africa-wide effort to better understand giraffe spatial ecology in support of their conservation and management.

GCF is excited to launch a new Africa-wide initiative called Twiga Tracker. In collaboration with San Diego Zoo Global, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute and Wildlife Conservation Alliance we are planning to track all four species of giraffe across their range in Africa. The first ossi-units have been deployed and this continent-wide programme will inform and support future giraffe conservation in Africa. Stay tuned for updates from this exciting initiative and get in touch if you would like to become part of the solution for saving giraffe in Africa!

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Left & Above: Fitting a GPS satellite unit to a giraffe is no easy task. It involves a lot of skill, requires a capable and fearless team and financial resources.Credit: Ami Vitale and Ken Bohn World Giraffe Day 2017: Operation Twiga II

n a daring mission, the Uganda Wildlife Authority Education Centre (UWEC), Makerere University and an (UWA), with the support of GCF and partners, set array of international zoo partners provided hands-on Iabout boosting the recently established Nubian giraffe support during Operation Twiga II. AZA Giraffe SAFE population on the southern bank of Murchison Falls zoos provided critical medical supplies and blood work National Park in Uganda. In August 2017, an additional monitoring, while also gathering valuable data to 19 giraffe were translocated across the Nile River from the improve giraffe husbandry in captivity. The first-ever X-rays northern to the southern side of the Park. of giraffe hooves in the wild were taken by Cheyenne Mountain Zoo during Operation Twiga II. These X-rays, With pending oil exploration in this core giraffe range, together with hoof prints, measurements and photos it is important to ensure a secure future for these highly taken from each individual giraffe, will help to improve threatened Nubian giraffe. As noted by Dr Patrick hoof care in zoos around the world and may also help Atimnedi, UWA’s Manager of Veterinary Services, “The to prevent the early onset of arthritis in zoo giraffe. range of development projects in the northern sector Our thanks go to Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Cleveland has the potential to impact Metroparks Zoo, Colorado State negatively on the giraffe stock. University, Columbus Zoo, As this Park is separated by the Equine Lameness Prevention Nile, and giraffe, unlike other Organization, and Living Desert animals like elephant, cannot for their field support. swim across the river, they are concentrated in the northern Four of the translocated Nubian sector; that is why we have to giraffe were fitted with ossi- help them cross that natural units to aid post-translocation barrier.” monitoring and to help us to see how they settle into their new 17 A lot of planning and home! The team also spotted a 18 commitment was required few of the previously translocated to make Operation Twiga giraffe on the southern side, II a reality (twiga is Swahili including Melvin, the involuntary for giraffe). After 18 Nubian star of the BBC/PBS documentary giraffe crossed the Nile River in ‘Giraffes: Africa’s Gentle Giants’, Murchison Falls National Park in who seems to be thriving in his early 2016, this important and new home. recently established satellite population was boosted with What an amazing giraffe more individuals to help it conservation effort by the thrive and develop into a dedicated UWA team, in particular healthy and sustainable population. Dr Robert Aruho and Dr Eric Enyel. We at GCF were proud to be part of this amazing team effort to boost Over the course of three weeks, the team lead by UWA Nubian giraffe distribution and hopefully help grow their spent long hours in the field, individually capturing population. “Giraffe conservation is a team effort, and we and translocating giraffe. After a short stay in the boma at GCF are proud to have brought so many stakeholders (enclosure) on the northern side of the Park, the giraffe together for the long-term conservation of this iconic crossed the Nile River on a ferry in small groups, travelling animal – we are confident that together we can continue in style on the back of a translocation truck. The truck was to make a difference for giraffe in Africa.” – GCF Directors, donated to UWA by GCF in 2016 from funding raised on Dr Julian and Steph Fennessy. World Giraffe Day in 2015. With only approximately 2,645 individuals remaining The UWA team continued to improve their giraffe in the wild, Nubian giraffe are in peril. Almost 50% of capture skills, supported by renowned expert and African the wild Nubian giraffe population live in Murchison conservation legend Dr Pete Morkel, who was again Falls National Park. Nubian giraffe are a subspecies of brought in for support and training by GCF. No single the northern giraffe, which is one of the least numerous giraffe capture is ever the same. Operation Twiga II was giraffe species with less than 5,200 individuals remaining. funded by the Metzger Foundation, with support from It is time to act now to protect these iconic animals, before Above: Wildlife Conservation Alliance. The Uganda Wildlife it is too late! GCF continues to support the Uganda Wildlife Authority in their efforts to save Nubian giraffe in Uganda. Credit: GCF Giraffe Action Fund (GAF) he Giraffe Action Fund (GAF) is an exciting new initiative of GCF’s to increase field conservation of and management actions for giraffe across Africa. GAF replaces GCF’s Small Conservation Grants to put a stronger Temphasis on giraffe conservation actions in the wild – big and small. In addition to financial support, the GAF also includes technical and field support from the GCF team for some projects. Giraffe numbers have declined by almost 40% in the last thirty years, to less than 100,000 in the wild. It is likely that giraffe numbers were tenfold only a century ago. GAF aspires to secure and increase current numbers and distribution of giraffe throughout their range in Africa. GAF encourages new levels of collaboration, partnerships and networking among and between governments, local and international organisations, conservationists and donors alike, and aims to link in with existing key conservation efforts in the same landscapes. Activities can extend across different land management types: protected areas, and forestry, communal and private land NIGER that is suitable for giraffe conservation. Investments by GAF include efforts to increase giraffe range, reduce human-giraffe conflict, enhance law enforcement, develop national/regional strategies and actions, conduct campaigns to increase education or raise awareness, and develop strategies to secure habitat giraffe need to roam freely. GAF identifies and supports the most innovative field conservation actions and campaigns that directly protect and promote conservation of this iconic species: UGANDA ETHIOPIA • Action efforts to increase giraffe numbers, distribution and habitat. • Action anti-poaching of giraffe across the continent. DEMOCRATIC • Action conservation education and awareness to save giraffe and to minimise REPUBLIC OF their biggest threats. CONGO Priority is given to projects that: 19 20 • Are effective and yield direct and significant conservation benefits for giraffe. CAMEROON • Are catalytic by initiating management presence and conservation action in parts of giraffe range where such presence is not currently available, or by allowing for a notable scaling up of approaches known to be effective. Anti-poaching • Leverage additional funding by unlocking other sources of financing for the conservation project. KENYA • Are sustainable and can be maintained in the absence of recurrent GAF support. Capacity Building / Education

Equipment ZAMBIA

Survey Support MALAWI Technical Support

Translocation ZIMBABWE

Vehicle Support NAMIBIA AZA Giraffe SAFE GCF provided valuable technical support and guidance to the development and implementation of the AZA Giraffe SAFE programme and its 3-year plan. To date, 14 AZA zoos have joined the programme and we are excited to see how our collaborative efforts can increase support for giraffe conservation in the wild.

Giraffe Conservation Policy & Strategies National Giraffe Conservation Strategy Convention of Migratory Species (CMS) and Action Plan Development At the request of the Government of the Republic of 21 The Uganda Wildlife Authority is at the forefront of Angola, GCF supported the proposal development 22 giraffe conservation in Africa. Supported by GCF and of listing giraffe on Appendix II of the Convention of Migratory Species (CMS). In October 2017, this with the assistance of IUCN, Uganda’s first National Giraffe Conservation Strategy and Action Plan was proposal was endorsed by CMS at the 12th Conference developed and is ready to be launched. After Niger of Parties (COP12) in the Philippines. While giraffe are and Kenya (draft), Uganda is only the third country to protected throughout much of their range in Africa, finalise such a strategy. With approximately 50% of the the CMS listing is the first international body to grant wild population of Nubian giraffe living in Uganda, this giraffe special protection. We hope that the CMS is document comes at a critical time. uniquely placed to facilitate increased collaboration across bordering conservation range States and will Niger is already in its second revised version of their improve awareness and management of the plight of National Giraffe Conservation Strategy and Action Plan. giraffe internationally. As one of the poorest countries in the world, Niger was the first country to finalise and launch such a Convention on International Trade in plan for giraffe in Africa. West African giraffe numbers are steadily increasing, and this conservation success Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) stresses the importance of developing national plans The Government of the Czech Republic opened and having full buy-in from the government to discussions with the IUCN SSC Giraffe & Okapi save giraffe. Specialist Group on proposing a listing of giraffe under the Convention on International Trade in Species In Kenya the draft National Giraffe Recovery Plan is of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) at the Conference under final review, with the aim of it being launched of Parties in Sri Lanka in 2019. GCF provided their in 2018. expertise and assisted in reviewing initial discussion documents to ensure the science component of the Another draft plan is under development for the proposal was sound. Additionally, GCF has provided Democratic Republic of Congo, while the governments and continues to provide technical advice around the of Tanzania and Zimbabwe have initiated discussions preliminary trade assessments undertaken in Namibia, with GCF on how to best proceed with developing such Niger, Rwanda, Uganda and Zimbabwe in order to plans in the near future. inform the proposed CITES listing.

Giraffe Conservation Awareness & Outreach GCF in the United Kingdom Arthur Muneza, GCF’s East African Coordinator, was invited by the National Geographic Society to attend the first-ever National Geographic GCF in the USA Explorers Festival in London in January 2018. The majority of GCF’s financial support continues to be raised in the USA. Giving talks and presentations is an important part of developing a presence across the USA and reminding people of the plight of The Festival brought together recipients of giraffe. Dr Julian Fennessy, Tom Leiden (President GCF-USA) and the GCF team again gave numerous National Geographic grants from across the world talks at zoos and events throughout the country. While each of these events is important, we have only to participate in experiential training on how to included a few highlights below. communicate conservation research through public presentations and visual storytelling, along with enhancing their leadership skills. Arthur, along with the other Explorers, presented his important research to a wider public. Through such initiatives, we continue to grow our collaborative networks and provide training opportunities for young Africans. Octavian Forum GCF’s Director Dr Julian Fennessy was fortunate to share a stage GCF in Europe with names like chess legend Garry EU Parliament Kasparov, former Spanish Prime The BBC/PBS documentary continues to be a The online Adopt-a-Giraffe programme has Minister José María Aznar, and great tool for raising awareness about giraffe become a popular fundraising mechanism for conservation philanthropist Thomas conservation and GCF. The Czech national GCF. In this financial year, over 900 donors Kaplan when presenting at the first delegation of the EU Parliament invited GCF to Octavian Forum at Sotheby’s in screen the documentary at the EU Parliament adopted one of our six adoptive giraffe in North-western Namibia. Standing tall for their 23 New York in October 2017. Sharing building in Brussels in September 2017. The 24 the giraffe story on this stage will screening was co-hosted by the Ambassador of the entire species, Dobby, Kaoko, Kunene, Monkey, hopefully hit a different audience EU to Namibia Jana Hybášková and GCF. Muffin and Winky Wonk can be symbolically than previously attracted. adopted for a fee, starting from US$50 per year, This year also saw GCF leaving a larger footprint and in return adopters receive four updates in Europe as the GCF Directors gave several from the field in Namibia, which will include presentations on giraffe conservation and GCF’s information about these six special giraffe WCN Expo Presentation GCF Internationally work to a wide range of audiences throughout should they have been spotted during the This year, the GCF Directors Germany. Spreading the word on the plight of reporting period. As invited guest speakers, Dr Julian and giraffe will continue to increase interest and will Stephanie Fennessy presented at the travelled to Australia and New Zealand and participated hopefully, in the long run, also lead to increased There is never a dull day in the bush and it is annual Wildlife Conservation Network support for conservation efforts on the ground in successful fundraising amazing to see how the desert environment (WCN) Fall Expo 2017 in San Francisco. in Africa. Many visitors had a chance to meet the events, both in Sydney and changes throughout the year. GCF team – including Arthur Muneza, Auckland. Spreading the giraffe GCF’s East Africa Coordinator, and Tom Giraffe Care Workshop conservation story is at the Leiden, President of GCF-USA – at our During the annual Giraffe Care core of GCF’s objectives, and table at the Expo and learn more about Workshop at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo simultaneously raising much- our work. What an exciting opportunity in December 2017, GCF’s East Africa needed funding is a large bonus. to bring giraffe to the bigger stage! Coordinator Arthur Muneza presented As GCF’s BBC/PBS documentary There was a lot of interest in giraffe daily sessions on giraffe conservation ‘Giraffes: Africa’s Gentle Giants’ conservation and increasing awareness in the wild. This was a great had not yet been shown in of their plight. In the week following the opportunity to introduce the work of Australasia, it was a great WCN Expo, the team also attended WCN’s GCF and other giraffe conservation opportunity to showcase our work conservation and fundraising workshops, efforts in Africa to a wider audience. at the official premieres in these which also allowed for time to learn more, Based on the positive feedback, countries. The timing was perfect, build new friendships and forge future plans are well underway for the next as the events coincided with the collaborations. workshop in 2018. documentary’s nomination for an Emmy Award in the USA. Increased interest in giraffe conservation has translated to an increase in available funding and support. Over the last year, GCF has been fortunate enough to employ a few essential staff members to help further our mission and vision in Africa. Importantly, however, GCF remains a GCF FINANCIAL small and efficiently run organisation with minimal administrative overheads. This means that we are still able to spend 91 cents of every dollar donated to GCF directly on giraffe conservation and management in Africa. Exploring new partnerships and expanding our giraffe conservation SUMMARY footprint throughout Africa continues to remain at the core of our business model – and having critical resources allows us to do this more efficiently.

Funds Received Expenditure

Programme & Grant Expenses (conservation, education & awareness) Donations & Grants $ 1,413,259 TOTAL TOTAL $ 1,485,318 $ 775,168 $ 849,697 Income with Capital $ 72,059 Operation & Administration Expenses (merchandise sale, interest received and other) $ 74,529

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All amounts are in USD. Ann Marie Kohlligian White Oak Conservation Bruce L & Eleanor D La Passerelle Foundation McLear Conservation Stephan Williams Georgann Meadows Megan Ann Lee Zoo Antwerpen Katya Melluish Country Safari Zoo de la Boissiere du Dinah Miller DONORS Los Angeles AAZK la Chataingneraie Milwaukee County Zoo During this financial year, GCF received financial support from Chapter AAZK Chapter many organisations and private donors from over 40 countries. Los Angeles Zoo & $500 – $999 Carol Mujsce Without this support, we would not be able to undertake critical giraffe Botanical Garden Allied World Assurance Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm conservation and management efforts across Africa and internationally. Steven Ludwig Company Out of Africa Wildlife Park Fiona Mackay & Raj Pam & Larry and AAZK Chapter Hunjan Larry Burdt Theodore Pena $50,000 and above Kromer Family Foundation $1,000 – $4,999 Gigi Mahon Anonymous Rochester Zoo Anonymous Lehigh Valley Zoo Abilene Zoo Cindy Malchoff Syd Arkowitz Rolling Hills Zoo Cheyenne Mountain Zoo The Living Desert African Wildlife Foundation Carl & Marilyn Malkmus Jonathan Ashfield Sydney Rosen Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Naples Zoo Animalia Collective Julie Miller Rugg B Bryan Preserve Carol Smith Leiden Conservation Saint Louis Zoo Anonymous Milwaukee County Zoo John Basinger Sheri Smith Foundation San Diego Zoo Global Jamie-Lee Bailey Nashville Zoo Rachel Bhattacharyya Renee Sturch Lewis & Peggy Metzger Jimmy Sanders John Biesmann New Zoo & Adventure Frederick Brooks Kristen Tauber Park Paul Brooks Richard Townsend Oak Foundation Candis Stern Birmingham Zoo KG Brown Robert Vaughan Loretta & Christopher Stichting Wildlife Blair Drummond Omaha’s Henry Doorly Alexander Burriss Zoo & Aquarium Janet Buell Daniel Vetter Stadler Utah´s Hogle Zoo Bushwhackers Ina Ostertag Iri Cermak James Weckerle Wildlife Conservation Vanguard Charitable The CCG Trust Joan Pappas Michael Christopher June Weiss Gerald Weber Sr Network Gareth Chamberlain Holly Peterson Sharon Craig-Olson Leticia Wirtz Wildlife Conservation Global The Woodtiger Fund City14 John & Nuri Pierce Margaret Croucher Zoo Delle Maitine World Giraffe Day 2017 Zoo Park de Beauval Cleveland Zoological Porta Romana Elizabeth D Darlington Zoo Dresden 27 Society Pat Price Mark Dean Zoo Dvur Kralove 28 $25,000 – $49,999 $5,000 – $9,999 Cranaleith Foundation Rennoc Corporation Divinity LA Nad Labem Anonymous Annenberg Foundation Manjul Dixit Foundation Marc & Maureen Duggan Chester Zoo Anonymous Doubletree by Hilton Roer’s Zoofari East Texas AAZK Chapter Below $500 DSC Foundation Lindsay Banks Binghamton Haskell Rosenberg & Abbey Elkert Lastenia Abensur JP Animal Adventure Brevard Zoo Claus 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