Giraffe Part Trading Booming in the United States The Humane Society of the United States says trade in giraffe parts is rising. Nearly 40,000 giraffe parts have been imported to the U.S. over the past decade. This is the equivalent of nearly 4,000 individual giraffes. Researchers have found giraffe products on sale in nearly 52
U.S. locations. The most common products were giraffe hide boots and speciality knives made from giraffe bone. The giraffe world population has fallen by around 40%
since 1990. There are now fewer than 100,000 of them alive in the world. In March, giraffes were moved to a list of vulnerable species, one level
below endangered.