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There has always been a conflict between man and animal. However, in the case of the endangered White Giraffe or the Giraffa camelopardalis peralta, it’s man’s fault that they are attacking humans for food.
Are we not guilty of cutting down trees and denuding forests? Have we not taken their natural habitat away from them and forcing them to adapt to a new environment? Are we not guilty of shooting them down because they eat our crop? This is the situation in Niger, West Africa where we have done nothing but aggravate them with guns, tractors, and cemented roads.

Having lost their homes, the White Giraffes began to move closer to human homes. In the past 10 years, conflicts from the white giraffe attacks on crops and property has increased and become so common. White giraffes have come to like eating mango and cowpea. They can go through a whole farm in one night, ruining the economy and lives of many people in the process.
Studies show that white giraffes have done harm in 3 different ways to crops:

1. They target harvested cowpeas that have been left to dry in the field
2. They enter storage facilities and granaries and loot the cowpea crop that have already been processed
3. They eat off the mango trees even before they can be harvested

In terms of loss for humans, the cost is tremendous. The local authorities have said that more than 50% of families have consistently lost income and the attraction of white giraffes in bringing in tourists cannot compensate for the loss. The people are fast becoming desperate and angry at these animals and have begun to fight back. Many of them cannot even afford to build fences because they keep losing their harvest.

The white giraffes are merely looking for food sources, and they can’t be blamed for not being afraid of humans anymore. It would appear that their instinct to survive is stronger than their fear of humans. Farmers have resorted to looking for alternative income sources instead of trying to fight what they think is the inevitable loss of crop.