Earth Day, which is celebrated on April 22 every year, is a holiday dedicated to world environmental protection, aiming to raise public awareness of existing environmental issues and mobilize people to participate in the environmental protection movement to improve the overall environment of the earth through green and low-carbon living. Earth Day was launched in 1970 by Gaylord Nelson and Dennis Hayes. Today, Earth Day is celebrated in 192 countries around the world, with more than 1 billion people participating in it every year, making it the world's largest environmental holiday. Today, let's take a look at several rare animals.
An African penguin on Simon's town beach in Cape Town, South Africa. Africa's only nesting penguin was listed as endangered in 2010, possibly due to the demand for food from commercial fisheries and the diversion of fish stocks. African penguins are one of the 18 species of penguins in the world, and BirdLife International warns that African penguins are on the verge of extinction.
In Nanyuki, Kenya, a local wildlife sanctuary released five Bongo antelopes. It is reported that the Bongo antelope is one of the most important iconic animals in Kenya. This is a critically endangered subspecies that can only be found here in Kenya.
Miniature kangaroo pups born at Chester Zoo in England. Over the past 20 years, their numbers have decreased by 30 per cent due to trapping, hunting and logging. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has officially listed the species as endangered.
The bowhead whale, also known as the Arctic right whale, gets its name from the huge and distinctive bow-like head, is a marine mammal belonging to the order Cetaceans, which can reach a length of 21 meters, weigh up to 75-100 tons, and have a whale fat thickness of up to 70 centimeters. The bowhead whale was listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 2012, with an existing population of about 10,000.
A handout image released by the Zoological Society of London shows a cryptotoise native to Queensland, Australia. Known for its green-punk hairstyle and extraordinary ability to breathe through the hips, the hidden turtle has become the latest animal to be included in the list of endangered species "on the edge of survival" compiled by the Zoological Society of London.
An Indian-born tusked elephant is escorted by security officers on the street in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is reported that Sri Lankan elephants are listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) because the number of elephants in Sri Lanka has declined by at least 50% in the past three generations due to habitat loss and species degradation.
The Chester Zoo in the United Kingdom gave birth to the "endangered" Filipino spotted deer cub, which weighed only 3 kilograms at birth. The zookeeper named the female cub "Lyra". There are only an estimated 700 Philippine spotted deer in the wild, which has been listed as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Wuzhou, Guangxi: Heavy rainfall caused waterlogging
On April 20, under the influence of the upper-air trough and shear line, heavy rainfall occurred from north to south in Wuzhou, Guangxi, accompanied by strong convective weather such as short-term thunderstorms and strong winds.
Heavy rain occurred in most parts of Wuzhou, and heavy rain reached in some places, and Mengshan and Teng counties issued red warning signals for heavy rain for the first time this year. Among them, waterlogging and tree lodging occurred in some areas of Wuzhou, and the fire department actively took measures to urgently rescue the trapped people and make every effort to protect the safety of people's lives and property.
The river in Huilong Village, Mengshan Town, Mengshan County, is rising, and some of the riverbed is shallow, attracting flocks of egrets to feed.
The mainland successfully launched the remote sensing 42-02 satellite
At 7:45 a.m. on April 21, the mainland successfully launched the Remote Sensing 42-02 satellite using the Long March-2D carrier rocket at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center.
The impact of flooding continues in many parts of the UAE
Heavy rains began to hit the UAE late at night on April 15, flooding many parts of the desert UAE. Some meteorologists say such extreme weather events are linked to climate change, and global warming is expected to lead to higher temperatures, humidity and possibly more flooding in parts of the Gulf. In addition, the UAE is prone to flooding due to perennial drought and inadequate drainage facilities.
A vehicle drives on a waterlogged road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on April 20.
An oil pipeline in central Syria caught fire
According to a report by the Syrian News Agency on the 21st, an oil pipeline in the eastern part of Homs province in central Syria caught fire on the same day, and firefighters are dealing with it at the scene.
In the province of Homs in central Syria, firefighters extinguish the fire at the scene of the fire.
Bangladesh is hit by hot weather
Bangladesh has been hit by high temperatures in recent days, with highs of 42 degrees Celsius in some areas. Due to the persistent high temperatures, the government announced that all schools in the country would be closed for a week from the 21st to the 27th, while urging the relevant authorities to take measures to cope with the scorching heat.
In Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, a rickshaw driver cools down with cold water.
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