 June 21st is World Giraffe Day. Are you standing tall for giraffe? Asks Stephanie Fennessy of Giraffe Conservation Foundation. Did you know that giraffe are in trouble? There are only 117,000 giraffe remaining in Africa, and there is only one giraffe for every four elephant in Africa. Giraffe have already become extinct in at least seven countries in Africa, and so the time to act is now.