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Saving Hong Kong’s ‘endangered’ dim sum

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Hong Kong is known as one of the best places in the world to enjoy dim sum, but a small selection of the bite-sized delicacies has been vanishing from menus and dining tables. Post reporter Lisa Cam visited veteran chefs to learn the history of some old-school dim sum dishes. She tucks into the story of…

Chinese soldiers guard endangered beavers in Xinjiang

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Soldiers guarding the northeastern border of China’s Xinjiang region protect both people and wild beavers. The species is a globally endangered and first-class protected animal in China. When the beavers come out of their dens in search of food, the Chinese soldiers bring them twigs and carrots. The soldiers also planted willow bushes on both sides…

Rare birth of Sumatran rhino in Indonesia offers hope for endangered species

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube After suffering years of miscarriages, a Sumatran rhino named Rosa finally gave birth to a healthy female calf on March 24, 2022, at Way Kambas National Park in Sumatra, Indonesia. The global conservation body WWF estimates that there are fewer than 80 of the critically endangered rhinos left in the world. Successful births of Sumatran rhinos…

Endangered wild Asian elephant population in China doubles amid conservation efforts

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube The population of the Asian elephant in China’s southwestern Yunnan province has doubled from 150 to 300 in the past 30 years. Since 1986, it has been listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Asian elephants are under threat due to a shrinking habitat as a result of farming and urban growth….

The Japanese eel: from culinary staple to endangered species

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Eels have been a staple of Japanese cuisine for thousands of years. But habitat loss, overfishing and pollution have reduced their numbers and sent prices soaring. Efforts to artificially replenish eel stocks have been hampered by high costs and their complex life cycles. Growing conservation efforts have also given rise to a flourishing black market, with…

Endangered Komodo dragons bred at Indonesia’s Surabaya Zoo could help save species

Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube The Komodo dragon is a species monitor lizard endemic to several Indonesian islands including one that the reptile is named for. The animal has been edging towards extinction, and in September 2021 was classified as “endangered” by the International Union for Conservation (IUCN), which cited an increasing threat they face from climate change. But recent efforts…

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