Posted on 05/24/2023 2:00:53 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Animals are at much greater risk of extinction in China than in other countries, with habitats threatened by urbanisation and human encroachment, according to a Chinese government assessment published this week.
In a bid to reverse the damage done to its environment by rapid growth, China has been setting up national parks, nature reserves and an ecological "red line" scheme aimed at putting vulnerable habitats beyond the reach of human activity, with 30% of the country's territory now protected.
But significant numbers of species remain at risk as a result of rapid urban expansion, disruptive infrastructure development and animal exploitation, according to a survey of more than 4,300 native species conducted by 213 experts led by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment. "The results show that the extinction risk of vertebrates in China is far higher than the world average," the ministry said in a report published late on Monday. "Species extinction and regional extinction events have occurred in all animal groups."
(Excerpt) Read more at thestandard.com.hk ...
Bat eaters?
All the above mentioned and they’ll eat anything
Back when I was working in Hong Kong, there was a joke around town that the definition of “endangered species” is what Uncle Chua goes to the mainland to eat...
Short of bugs, all species go extinct after awhile. Seems dinosaurs had the longest run we know of.
That’s because they won’t stop eating them!
Of course. They are eating through the Earth.
Of course. They are eating through the Earth.
Because bat soup.
“Govt Survey”
And who wouldn’t trust a government survey?
Rhinoceros horn (and pecker) powder is supposed to increase virility. Sad.
The natives are starving and eating all the animals.
COMMIE COUNTRIES ARE THE BIGGEST POLLUTERS, THAT IS WHY THE WHOLE MOVEMENT IS A FRAUD.
The Chinese have a recipe for everything that lives. I was watching a YouTube video a few years ago about some guys on a motorcycle trip. They said that right after riding into China they saw hardly any birds, which were plentiful before crossing the border.
It is the risk to wildlife living in an area where the people will eat anything that flies, walks, swims, slithers, or crawls
Everything edible?
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