If we don’t act now, future generations, may only see giraffes in encyclopedias and museums.

The planet’s tallest animal is now facing a threat of potentially being wiped off the face of the earth with two subspecies listed as “critically endangered” for the first time.

According to the latest report of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the Kordofan and Nubian subspecies of giraffe are now “critically endangered,” while the reticulated giraffe was listed as “endangered.”

Thornicrofts and West African giraffes, on the other hand, are considered to be “vulnerable,” while the Rothschild’s giraffe is “near threatened.”

According to IUCN’s Red List of Threatened Species, there are only over 4,000 Kordofan and…