1997 Trust for African Rock Art Chairman David Coulson led a photographic expedition into the Tenere desert and the Air Mountains of Niger. One of the members of the expedition was Doctor Jean Clottes, who is a member of the Advisory Board of the Bradshaw Foundation. During the expedition they were shown by their Tuareg guides the Dabous Rock and the amazing carving of two Giraffe, 20 feet high.

On his return to France Jean called the Bradshaw Foundation and said that in his opinion the Giraffe were "one of the most beautiful carvings that he had ever seen". He went on to report that he and David considered that the Giraffe carving was in danger of being vandalised by visiting tourists, and they suggested that the Bradshaw Foundation should initiate and finance a mould taking operation, so that the carving would be preserved for all time.

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Saving the 9,000 Year Old
Rock Art Giraffe Carving