There is an urgent need to understand survival responses to #climate for #mammals that are already experiencing population declines associated with #anthropogenic pressures such as poaching and habitat loss. #habitatloss #climatechange #Giraffe https
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#Ecology and #Evolution Community | Higher temperatures benefit survival of endangered adult giraffes in Africa. However, increased stress from living nearer to human settlements and more intense wet seasons reduced adult and calf survival. https://t.co/oc
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#ClimateChange is causing wildlife population declines globally. A decade long study of #giraffes found they adapt to warming temperatures but are threatened by increasingly heavy rainfall from climate change. A new threat with poaching & habitat loss
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Effect of local climate anomalies on giraffe survival https://t.co/ZxVSGaqm40