Human demand pushes Chinese giant salamander to brink of extinction, study says

[TomSea]

Human demand pushes Chinese giant salamander to brink of extinction, study says
CBS News May 22, 2018, 12:38 PM

An iconic amphibian that is believed to have inspired the yin-yang design -- and dates back to the time of the dinosaurs -- has been driven to the brink of extinction by demand for luxury cuisine, according to a new study. The animal, the Chinese giant salamander, faces threats from widespread poaching. It is the world's largest amphibian.

"The overexploitation of these incredible animals for human consumption has had a catastrophic effect on their numbers in the wild over an amazingly short time-span," study co-author Samuel Turvey, from the Zoological Society of London's Institute of Zoology, said in a news release about the study.

"Unless coordinated conservation measures are put in place as a matter of urgency, the future of the world's largest amphibian is in serious jeopardy," he added.

Read more at: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chinese-giant-salamander-human-demand-brink-of-extinction/

[Fishrrman]

Only the Euro-ethnics of the first world care about preserving the diversity of wildlife on Earth.

Which is why a good part of such wildlife is doomed to extinction.

Something the Euro-ethnics must eventually face, themselves.

[roamer_1]

The idiocy here is resolved by capitalism.
Why are there not Giant Salamander farms?