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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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Thought extinct 15 years ago, after rescue it was planted on a large scale, and its flowers are worth more than its fruit
For friends who grew up in the countryside, the vegetables they ate from childhood were very healthy, because they were all planted by their grandparents themselves. Back then, grandparents always sowed seeds according to the seasons, so that basically all year round they could eat...
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The Three Treasures of Northeast China are on the verge of extinction; one pelt is worth 300 US dollars, yet private breeding is banned
When people talk about Northeast China, the things that leave the deepest impression, apart from the ice sculptures, are probably the Three Treasures of Northeast China: ginseng, deer antler velvet and marten fur, which count as the region's signature specialities. It is precisely in this...
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Taiwan's wild bee extinction crisis has a solution! Natural selection breeds disease-tolerant bee species, and antiviral globulin is being developed to boost immunity
Taiwan's wild bee extinction crisis has a solution! Natural selection breeds disease-tolerant bee species, and antiviral globulin is being developed to boost immunity
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Wild animals: 18 years ago, dozens were caught in one go; today they are nearly extinct, and farmed ones cost 30 yuan each
Our country is vast in territory and rich in resources, and a wide variety of wild animals live across its broad lands. A few decades ago, many wild animals could be seen in the mountain forests of rural areas, such as pheasants, hares, and even wild boars. In Grandpa's era...
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The world's rarest leek has gone extinct in many places; if you see it, please don't dig it up
When people mention leeks, probably no one finds them unfamiliar, especially in rural areas, where many households grow their own leeks, because once leeks are planted, they can be harvested many times, which is very convenient, and the taste of leeks is...
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This animal with more than 200 homes that can guard 450 mu of forest is being eaten to extinction
When people talk about pangolins, most will think of "him" from the TV series "Journey to the East": or of it from "Calabash Brothers": in reality, the real pangolin looks like this. As a burrowing animal of the order Pholidota, the pangolin has trained since birth a set of out...
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China's most expensive fish was hunted almost to extinction because of its special swim bladder
In our Chinese cultural tradition, people have a deep obsession with eating fish. On every important festival or happy day of family reunion, there is always a fish dish on the table. Our country has a coastline of 32,000 km...
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Snakehead fish is often eaten after surgery, but wild ones are now nearly extinct
When I was a child in the countryside, especially during summer vacation, I would always gather a group of friends to go swimming in the river. Back then, the water in the river back home was still very clear, and as we swam we could see small fish swimming along with us,...
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It was once the most common animal in the world, yet it was eaten to near extinction because of its domineering name
In today's society, many wild animals are protected species worldwide. Apart from environmental changes that have caused them to become fewer and fewer, human hunting is also an important reason for their decline. Take sharks, for example: because shark fin...
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