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Africa-Press<\/a> – Namibia<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Giraffes in Namibia\u2019s largest national park, Etosha, and the Ehirovipuka Communal Conservancy were recently fitted with satellite GPS telemetry, in a move aimed to protect the species\u2019 growing numbers.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnderstanding their movements, what they eat, and how they react to human encroachment can be used for their global protection,\u201d Morgan Hauptfleisch, head and associate professor of Biodiversity Research Center in Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), said on Friday.<\/p>\n

He said that due to giraffes\u2019 unique physical structure, it is not a simple task to fit GPS monitors on them. \u201cThe Giraffe Conservation Foundation (GCF) was the first to use GPS satellite units and have been evolving them for the last 20 years,\u201d Hauptfleisch said.<\/p>\n

He said NUST and GCF tested a new device that can be attached to the tail of the giraffe, and this could replace the previous technology, which fits devices to the horn of the animal.<\/p>\n

In the past, research showed that horn-mounted GPS devices got damaged when giraffes fight, Hauptfleisch said, adding that in general, fitting devices on giraffes\u2019 horns takes longer.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe tail units take a minute, at most, to fit, and since this species does not respond well to anesthetics, we need to get the animal back on its feet as quickly as possible,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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