The earth under our feet nourishes everything
The ocean we roamed is vast
Nature expands the boundary of what we know about the world
And gives us extraordinary imagination
Nature teaches us to transcend our dreams in the ordinary
And gives us excellent creativity
We are not alone on the earth, there are countless “them”.
“They” play in the thick jungle
“They” gallop in the endless wilderness
“They” swim freely in the vast ocean
“They” fly in the vast sky
We share the earth with them
Today, the loss of biodiversity has posed a serious threat to global sustainable development
We are a community of life with nature
We live with the earth
Today is the 7th World Wildlife Day
Let's learn the stories of several wild animals from the forest, grassland, sea and sky
Let's make an agreement with them in the special spring of 2020
THEY
Yunnan snub-nosed monkey
No eating, no illegal trade, no hunting, keep your distance from them!
Reverence of life on the earth, protect the common future, and make the world sustainable development!
Yunnan snub-nosed monkey--The rare and endangered species are only distributed in the alpine primeval forests of northwest Yunnan and southeast Tibet in china.
The significance of protecting the Yunnan snub-nosed monkey is not only in the species itself, but also the special status as an "umbrella protector", protecting it and its habitat, as well as protecting other sympatric species and even the entire ecosystem.
Hawksbill turtle
No eating, no illegal trade, no hunting, keep your distance from them!
Reverence of life on the earth, protect the common future, and make the world sustainable development!
Hawksbill turtle---In the tropical depths of the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean and other oceans, there lives such a charming turtle, which is called Hawksbill turtle.
Unlike other turtles, it is unable to retract head and limbs into the shell, so it is not the retractable turtle (with the extended meaning of coward). Due to human overfishing and marine trash, the number of Hawksbill turtle has decreased year by year. Since 1996, it has been listed as an critically endangered species by the IUCN, facing the danger of extinction.
Elephant
No illegally trading endangered wildlife and their products, keep their organs belong only to themselves.
Elephant---is an emotional animal, has a strong memory, can identify themselves in the mirror. Individual elephants talk to each other through infrasound waves, which can travel for miles around.
Currently, approximately 415,000 African elephants live in the African savannas or jungle. In Asia, about 40,000 to 50,000 elephants are scattered in 13 Asian countries including China, India, and Sri Lanka. The population of wild Asian elephants in China is estimated to be only about 300.
Pangolin
No eating, no illegal trade, no hunting, keep your distance from them!
Reverence of life on the earth, protect the common future, and make the world sustainable development!
Pangolin---is the only Pholidota mammal in existence in the world.
There are eight species of pangolin in the world, all of which are listed as "vulnerable" (VU) or above by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and in danger of extinction. Pangolin plays an irreplaceable role in the nature on which we live, and it is illegal to hunt and sell them.
Saker falcon
No hunting, no illegal breeding of wild animals! Guarding the sky of freedom.
Saker falcon--is one of the six major ecological groups of birds, covering all species of Accipitriformes, Falconiformes and Strigiformes.
Saker falcon is at the top of the food chain in the ecosystem and plays a very important ecological role in maintaining the ecological balance. According to the scientists at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) estimates that there are less than 30,000 Saker falcons left in the wild worldwide, which has been listed as endangered (EN) on the IUCN red species list. In China, Saker falcons are key protected species.
Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin
No eating, no illegal trade, no hunting, keep your distance from them!
Reverence of life on the earth, protect the common future, and make the world sustainable development!
Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin--From birth to adulthood, there is a unique mode of body color change: dark gray to white with pink.
Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin is very rare, estimated to be only about 6,000 in the world, and China is most important habitat for them. They are respected as "Mazu" by fishermen in Fujian and Guangdong provinces, and were selected as mascots for Hong Kong's return to the motherland in 1997. Due to habitat shrinking, water pollution, noise etc, Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin has encountered an unprecedented threat to survival.
Mangrove Forest
Protect mangroves forest and guard the coastline!
Reverence of life on the earth, protect the common future, and make the world sustainable development!
Mangrove Forest---As we all know, wetlands are an important transition zone between land and water, providing good habitats for many wildlife.
Mangrove forest is one of the most important coastal wetland types in China. As a valuable ecological resource, mangrove forests protect marine biodiversity, degrade organic materials and pollutants, beautify coastal environments and mitigate coastal erosion.
One out of every four mammals known is at risk of extinction. Behind every time of consuming illegal wildlife products, it may be bloody killing and damage to ecological balance. On World Wildlife Day, March 3, let's agree to:
Reverence of life on the earth,
Protecting biodiversity,
Co-existing with each other,
Making the world sustainable development!
Source: WeChat platform of International Fund For Animal Welfare, The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Ocean World Magazine
Translated by Xu Fangqing
