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Half-a-million insect species face extinction
AFP, Published on 11/02/2020
» PARIS: Half of the one million animal and plant species on Earth facing extinction are insects, and their disappearance could be catastrophic for humankind, scientists have said in a "warning to humanity".
Exotic sites and wild creatures
B Magazine, Published on 02/02/2020
» Leaving the popular resort town of Pokhara in late afternoon, our van wove its way through the sprawling hillside roads heading to Chitwan, the lowlands in south central Nepal.
Invasive insects cause tens of billions in damage: study
AFP, Published on 05/10/2016
» PARIS - Invasive insects cause at least $77 billion (69 billion euros) in damage every year, according to a study released Tuesday that says this figure is "grossly underestimated" because it covers only a fraction of the globe.
Let's commit insecticide for human safety
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 26/02/2016
» It was a typically anodyne statement by the World Health Organization: "Given the magnitude of the Zika crisis, WHO encourages affected countries and their partners to boost the use of both old and new approaches to mosquito control." Anodyne, that is, until you realise what they mean by "new approaches".
Will Nepenthes suratensis make bail?
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 24/06/2015
» Kanchanadit district of Surat Thani province boasts a botanical uniqueness — it is a home to Nepenthes suratensis, a species of tropical pitcher plant endemic to the southern region of Thailand. An exotic, brightly coloured specimen, the plant is also a critically endangered one. Only a few hundred are currently growing in the wild in this area.
Eating insects: Sudden popularity
Jon Fernquest, Published on 31/05/2013
» Everyone is eating insects nowadays, even expensive restaurants (US, Thai, Japanese) but the old traditions of collecting & cooking insects haven't changed much.
Sharks & Manta Rays: Protect fish or fishermen?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 06/03/2013
» Sharks & manta rays may soon disappear completely (extinction) unless protected but laws may hurt Thai fishermen & fish industries.
Saving Thailand's wild medicinal plants
Jon Fernquest, Published on 10/05/2012
» As forests disappear so do the herbal plants used in Thai traditional medicine, special protection areas & methods to grow outside of forest needed.
One dead tiger, one million baht
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/06/2011
» High profits, low penalties (plus low public awareness) make wildlife trafficking a lucrative crime.