Illegal hunting is also a problem for the species. Giraffes are poached for their meat in many regions of Africa — as well as for their pelts, bones, hair and tails — by hunters and trappers wielding ...

gave them some of the giraffe meat. When the strangers slept, the Bushmen held an indaba (discussion). Would not the white men disclose the killing of the giraffe? “Kill them,” advised Twaitwai.

Poachers are killing record numbers of giraffes because many people believe the animal's meat and bone marrow is a cure for HIV. Giraffe bones and severed heads can fetch astronomical prices.