Debora Patta is a CBS News senior foreign correspondent based in Johannesburg. Since joining CBS News in 2013, she has reported on major stories across Africa, the Middle East and Europe. Edward R.

The population has dwindled across Africa for several reasons. LONDON -- Giraffe numbers are dwindling across Africa because of poaching and habitat loss caused by human population growth, according ...

The African continent contains a plethora of creatures great and small, but none stick out quite like giraffes. They tower ...

Discover how giraffes quietly shape the savanna by dispersing seeds and helping ecosystems recover across Africa.

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Koure, Niger — A crisp African dawn is breaking overhead, and Zibo ...

Giraffes, the tall but graceful icons of the African savannah, are at risk for extinction because of poaching and hunting, reports suggest. Giraffa camelopardalis has long been listed as a “least ...

An American woman and her son were seriously injured by a giraffe. JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- The father of an American woman who was attacked by a giraffe on a wildlife reserve in South Africa ...

(CBS) --An American hunter is pushing back against her critics, after photos of her next to a giraffe she killed in South Africa triggered outrage. Tess Thompson Talley told CBS News in a statement ...

Next summer, visitors to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium can hop a tram to Africa, where lions could be lying inches away from guests, giraffes are fed by hand and cheetahs race across the savanna. The ...

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Those responsible for the death of a giraffe whose head struck a South African highway overpass while it was being transported in a truck will likely be prosecuted under animal ...