Is there no end to Gisele Bündchen’s environmental efforts?

Earlier this month, Talent Management told you that our favourite Brazilian model had been busy rallying support for African elephants.

Bündchen, who is known for actively campaigning for a number of issues, was made aware of the animal’s possible extinction during a recent trip to Kenya, in which she visited a special orphanage for elephants.

That was impressive enough, but now we’ve just found out that during the same trip, she also visited the endangered Rothschild Giraffes, who are in fact more endangered than African elephants with only around 670 Rothschilds left in existence.

The Brazilian stunner was caught on camera with the “majestic creatures”, as she calls them, and also wrote about the animals on her environmental blog, urging us all to live more consciously to protect the species’ habitat.

“I was curious about what was causing the decline of the giraffes and I found out it is due loss of their habitat,” the model wrote.

“Giraffes need large ranges of land to live, and the grazing land is being depleted by humans every day. In addition, the climate change has increased droughts, thus making it difficult for the giraffes to graze for food and find water. It would be a tragedy to lose these beautiful animals from our planet.

“Kenya is a place filled with big hearts. There is warmth from not only the people but also the magnificent animals. Let us open our hearts and make changes that will help take care of our planet and its future – for all of us. We need to choose to live more consciously. Our choices will move us forward toward living in harmony with all creatures.”

If you want to learn more about giraffes and how you can do your part, check out www.giraffeconservation.org.