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A inventory of famous Cymbidium goeringii varieties: 169 cultivars are already extinct
The cultivation of Cymbidium goeringii varieties can be traced back to the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, more than 360 years ago. According to ancient orchid manuals, the total number of historical Cymbidium goeringii petal-type flowers is about 418 varieties. This article includes 162 extinct varieties. The varieties recorded refer to "Lan Hui Tong Xin Lu," "Lan Hui Zhen Zhuan," "Lan Yan Shu Lue," "Lan Hui Xiao Shi," "Wu Xing Lan Hui Pu," "Yi Lan Si Shuo...
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Global insect numbers continue to decline, and many insects are beyond saving from extinction
Global insect numbers are falling rapidly, did you know? A group of international scholars recently published a large-scale study indicating that insect numbers worldwide are declining fast, and if the situation continues, they could become extinct within 100 years, further affecting the food chain and causing a "catastrophic collapse" of natural ecosystems
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Eurasian Otter on the Brink of Extinction: Current Population and Conservation Status at a Glance
With big eyes and a slender body that nimbly twists and turns in the water, the Eurasian otter from Kinmen is a star animal at Taipei Zoo. Streams in mountainous areas below 1500 m across the whole of Taiwan, China were once Eurasian otter habitat; however, now only the Kinmen area
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Climate-Driven Extinction of the Bramble Cay Melomys Highlights the Importance of Understanding the Environment
If we do not properly protect the environment, there will be fewer and fewer animals around the world, and the quality of the environment people live in will get worse and worse. The Australian government recently confirmed that the Bramble Cay melomys, which lived in the Great Barrier Reef area, is believed to have gone extinct between 2009 and 2014, becoming the world's first
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Taiwan's Endangered Plant List: Introducing Species Such as the Yellow Water Lily
Did you know? Many native plant species are silently disappearing from the face of the Earth. Research shows that one in every five plant species on Earth is at risk of extinction. In fact, you and I can both keep these plants from vanishing and let them continue to live
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Breeding Techniques for the Endangered, High Economic Value Arapaima (Pirarucu)
The arapaima is also called the pirarucu, and it is a fish that has survived from ancient times to the modern day. Because of human fishing, it is now endangered. Many people keep it as an ornamental fish, so let us take a look at how the arapaima is bred.
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What are the causes of animal extinction?
Many animals that we saw in childhood are now almost impossible to find, and recently the World Conservation Union announced that another 13,000 species have been added to the red list of endangered animals, so what are the causes of animal extinction? 1. What are the causes of animal extinction
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The Yangtze paddlefish declared extinct: the king of China's freshwater fish did not make it into 2020
The Yangtze paddlefish did not make it into 2020. Another endemic species of China's Yangtze River has been declared extinct. A research paper (pre-proof) recently published online in the international academic journal Science of The Total Environment revealed the news.
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Study Says an Asteroid Impact Caused the Extinction of the Dinosaurs: What Types of Dinosaurs Were There?
Dinosaurs were organisms that appeared relatively early on Earth, and later they all went extinct. But scientists have always been investigating the reasons for the dinosaurs' extinction, and recently a study says an asteroid impact on Earth was the main cause of the dinosaurs' extinction! What are the specific details? What types of dinosaurs were there?
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Extinction-style aquaculture poorly regulated, functional departments fail to act
Pikou Town, Pulandian City, Dalian, Liaoning, is the largest area for sea cucumber farming in the waters around Dalian. Due to the large amounts of antibiotics and other drugs added by farmers, species in the coastal waters have been almost driven to extinction. Some fishermen said that in these waters, other organisms such as mullet and prawns
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