Illegal harvesting and trading of wildlife have become major threats to global biodiversity and public health1,2,3. Although China is widely recognized as an important destination for wildlife illegally obtained abroad4, little attention has been given to illegal hunting within its borders. Here we ...
Yes, it's really upsetting. And it could easily be prevented if people thought a bit harderabout the impact their lives make on wild animals. Take those sea turtles you were talkingabout, for instance. They're under threat for all sort...
with stalactites and stalagmites. Stalactites form as trickling water deposits tiny quantities of rock over hundreds or thousands of years. Stalagmites grow up where lime-laden drips hit the cave floor. Oi! Whoo-hoo! So far, only a fraction of China's caves have been thoroughly prospected a...
This study aims to document and preserve the traditional medicinal knowledge of the Gelao community in Northern Guizhou, China, providing valuable insights for modern pharmacological research and the development of these traditional remedies. Our methodo
A1Threatenedspecies:Eco-regionsqualifyingasMKBAsundercriterionA1holdasignificantproportionofthenationalpopulationofmarinespeciesfacingahighriskofextinction,therebymakingasignificantcontributiontothenationalpersistenceofmarinebiodiversityatbothgeneticandspecieslevels. A2Threatenedassemblages:Eco-regionsqualifyingasMKBAsundercriterio...
Turtles also face other threats to their environment, including climate change and habitat destruction. More than half of the 360 living species of turtles and tortoises are at risk of extinction, according to a recent study published in the journal Current Biology.非法贸易促使各国政府首次提议将42...
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美丽中国(Wild China)第一集 龙之心 Heart of the Dragon 校正版 最后的隐世净土 The last hidden world 中国 China 数世纪来 旅人传诵着关于这片神奇土地 For centuries, travellers to China have told tales of magical landscapes 以及那些神奇生物的传说 and surprising creatures 中国文明是世界最古老的文明 ...
“I eat all of my meals at the space programme's dinning room and have never been able to take my son to kindergarten,” he said. “I've never met his teachers.”But becoming China's first spaceman has made all the effort worthwhile....
Parrots are at particular threat because they are desirable as pets (Gonzalez, 2003; Drews, 2001; Pires, 2012). Wild parrot populations have declined over recent decades, with nearly 30% of 355 species currently threatened with extinction (Donald et al., 2010). Although among the most ...