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☆ These endangered leopards could be about to disappear in Cambodia
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Hong Kong CNN —The Indochinese leopard is dangerously close to becoming extinct in Cambodia, according to wild cat conservationists, who spent more than a decade looking for the creatures and found just 35. During that period, they only spotted 35 adult Indochinese leopards, and when they returned in 2021, not a single leopard could be seen. Historically, the Indochinese leopard was found throughout Indochina – spanning Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and parts of southwestern China – but almost all the territory they once roamed has disappeared due to human encroachment. Only 35 adult Indochinese leopards were seen between 2009 to 2021 in Cambodia, conservationist group Panthera found. While leopards are vanishing from Cambodia, their numbers in the wild along the Thailand-Myanmar border are likely less than 900, Rostro-García added.

Persons: Oxford University’s WildCRU, Hun Sen, ”, Susana Rostro, Gareth Mann Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Oxford, Biological Conservation, WWF, FA Cambodia, Global Forest Watch, IUCN Locations: Hong Kong, Cambodia, Indochina, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, China, WWF Cambodia, Malaysia

And Wagner’s beloved fireflies – like so many insects worldwide – have largely vanished in what scientists are calling the global Insect Apocalypse. “Insects are the food that make all the birds and make all the fish,” said Wagner, who works at the University of Connecticut. Humans, too, see some 2,000 species of insects as food. “We’d see yields dropping of all of these crops.”And in nature, about 80% of wild plants rely on insects for pollination. WINNERS AND LOSERSWhile the situation is bleak for insects at large, a few types of insects are thriving.

☆ Extraordinary close-up images show insects as you’ve never seen them before
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Nell Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Released on 22 November, “Extinct & Endangered: Insects in Peril” is a collaboration between Biss and the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH). Biss spent two years photographing the insects, capturing every extraordinary detail from strands of hair to the reflection in a wing. "Extinct & Endangered: Insects in Peril" is out now in hardcover. The insect specimens were couriered to the UK, where Levon Biss photographed them in his studio. He has photographed seeds and fruits in extraordinary detail, insect eggs, the human eye and even mold growing on tea bags.

Persons: Levon Biss, Biss, –, Abrams, ”, “, Elli Biss “, Lauri Halderman Organizations: CNN, American Museum of, of Locations: British, Biss, New York City

☆ (foto) Record în Japonia. „Sakura” a înflorit la cea mai timpurie dată calendaristică din istorie
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-31 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +3 min

Sezonul florilor de cireş din oraşul Kyoto a atins perioada sa de vârf în data de 26 martie, conform datelor colectate de Universitatea din Osaka. Oraşul Kyoto a beneficiat de o primăvară neobişnuit de caldă în acest an. Precedentul record fusese stabilit în anul 1409, când sezonul florilor de cireş a atins perioada de vârf în data de 27 martie. În acest an, sezonul florilor de cireş a început în Japonia în oraşul Hiroshima pe 11 martie, cu opt zile mai devreme decât precedentul record în domeniu, care fusese stabilit în 2004. Посмотреть эту публикацию в Instagram Публикация от 丸山悠美/Yumi Maruyama (@maruyumi)Посмотреть эту публикацию в Instagram Публикация от Yu (@yu6101_photo)Посмотреть эту публикацию в Instagram Публикация от JP_mood (@jp_mood_)

Persons: - lea, Yasuyuki, Instagram, Instagram Yu Organizations: Universitatea din, BBC, Universitatea Prefecturii Locations: Japonia, Kyoto, Universitatea din Osaka, Universitatea Prefecturii Osaka, Japoniei, Hiroshima

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