How Microsoft is Helping Conservationists Protect The Masai Giraffe

This blog post is authored by T. J. Hazen, Principal Data Scientist at Microsoft, and Patrick Buehler, Senior Data Scientist at Microsoft. The Masai giraffe is facing a troubling future. Because of habitat loss, illegal hunting and disease, the population of wild giraffes in Africa has declined to only 80,000. Scientists from the Wild Nature Institute are studying where the giraffe population is doing well and where they are faring poorly. By studying and understanding the natural and human-caused factors that affect giraffe survival, reproduction and movements, scientists can determine which conservation actions best protect giraffe populations.