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ward the north. Depletion is due to the utilization of the flesh, 

 hides, and tails by the natives and to hunting on horseback by 

 the Arabs. The hides are used in the manufacture of native san- 

 dals. The species has been partly protected since 1916. A few 

 occur in the north of the Pare du Bamingui-Bangoran and in the 

 game reserve of Ouanda-Djale as well as in the east of the reserve 

 of Zemango, along the Sudan frontier. The existence of the Giraffe 

 is not now threatened in the Chad, though its numbers have cer- 

 tainly diminished since the occupation of the country. (L. Blan- 

 cou, in litt., December, 1936.) 



French Cameroons. Schwarz (1920, pp. 893-894) mentions ear- 

 lier records from Ndokulla, south of Marua, by Passarge, and from 

 the southern base of the Mandara Mountains, northern Adamawa, 

 by Schultze. 



The Giraffe inhabits the Chad Basin, but its numbers can scarcely 

 exceed a hundred head. It is partially protected by law. (Ministry 

 of Colonies, Paris, in litt., November 7, 1936.) 



This is one of the animals that are decreasing in numbers but 

 are not threatened with extermination. Depletion is due to native 

 hunting for food and to the advance of cultivation in areas formerly 

 uninhabited. It is protected in the game reserve of Wassa. (Inspec- 

 tion of Waters and Forests, Yaounde, in litt., January 12, 1937.) 



Nigeria. In the present Province of Bornu, Barth (1857, vol. 2, 

 p. 359) found "many footprints of the giraffe" at about latitude 

 12 N., longitude 13 E. Referring to the district of Woloje (about 

 lat. 11 30' N., long 14 E.) , he says (1857, vol. 3, p. 162) : "It is not 

 at all rare in the wildernesses which alternate with the densely 

 populated regions of these districts." 



Oakley writes (1931, p. 34) of the Yola Province: "The giraffe 

 also frequents this bush, an animal absolutely protected, but still a 

 prey to the native hunter and trapper." 



"Reported as fairly plentiful in the Ruma Bush of Zaria Province. 

 Tew' or 'Scarce' in parts of Sokoto, Bornu, Bauchi, Benue, and 

 Adamawa. ... It is prohibited to kill Giraffe in the old Chad 

 Reserve and in the Katsena Division of Zaria Province." Total 

 prohibition as well as a sanctuary are urged. (Haywood, 1932, 

 pp. 32-33.) 



French West Africa. Barth (1857, vol. 1, pp. 520-521) places 

 the northern limit of the Giraffe at about latitude 17 15' N. on the 

 southern borders of Air. A little south of this point he found 

 "numerous footprints." He likewise reports (1858, vol. 5, p. 199) 

 footprints near Bourem on the Niger. 



Buchanan (1921, pp. 86, 113) reports a small band some 30-40 

 miles north of Zinder and tracks between Tanout Fort and Agades. 



In 1925 a military detachment on its ,way from Chad to Zinder 



