Thanks New, but it's too late, I guess I hate hunting and hunters..I mean, since I said I wanted to ban giraffe hunting...??? yeh, that's what I said...it's ok guys, I still think it's silly to shoot a giraffe, but I do not want to stop anyone from doing it, I have already said this, but i guess it does not matter. It is an opinion, my opinion and that's all, I don't have the power to ruin hunting by saying that I think it's silly to shoot a giraffe. I have asked several hunters in the last two days about it, and not one said that it was something they would have a desire to do, nor did they see a point in it. As far as the plight of Africa goes, well i know a lot about Africa, I studied it extensively as ahistory major in college, and I can tell you that Africa's problems stem from far greater things than what has been discussed here. For example, the aftermath of WW2 and the colonization of Africa in the 1800's by the French and English, Dutch, Portugese, Germans, etc... drawing up boundries without a clue about the many cultural differences within those boundries, and that has caused 100's of civil wars. Ok, enough of boring you guys, my point is, Im not judging anyone, Im just stating my ignorance to the hunting of giraffes.