[1] The ASGN was founded by French ethologist Isabelle Ciofolo in 1994[2] with the objective of saving the last population of West African Giraffes in Niger, a highly endangered species.

The ASGN managed to obtain the establishment of a protected zone for giraffes in the Kouré region within which all poaching is prohibited.

[2] ASGN and its partners have assisted the local community with boreholes, cereal banks, grain mills, seeds and fertilizer to encourage them to protect the giraffes, which can be destructive to crops.

However, the population of giraffes is threatened by loss of its habitat, the tiger bush, which is gradually being cleared for agriculture.

[3] The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) partners with the ASGN in conservation efforts.