Thornicroft's Giraffe

Thornicroft’s giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis thornicrofti) is limited in distribution to a single population that is resident in the Luangwa Valley, Zambia. This subspecies is soon likely to be Red-Listed by the IUCN. Working with collaborators at the Zambian Carnivore Programme, we are amassing a large database of photographs of giraffes from the Luangwa Valley, identifying individuals by their pelage patterns. We will then use this database of photographic "mark-recapture" data to make estimates of population status (size, birth/death rates, etc.) and social behavior.