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鶏人|Keijin

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<p>Researching endangered species, I realized: our pursuit of convenience and economic growth has driven them to the brink. Today’s climate crisis feels like the endgame of these actions.</p><p>I’m introducing 365 species daily, plus climate topics.</p><p>I strive for accuracy, but please point out any mistakes!</p><p>鶏人|Keijin</p><p>(Written in Japanese, AI translated)</p>

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    — A 100-meter stream. Where does its water come from? — This dragonfly depends on a tiny forest stream that flows year-round. In limestone country, rain may seep underground, move through cracks, then surface again. To us it’s “just 100 meters.” But rain, forest, rock, groundwater, and springs connect. Adults can fly. Larvae can’t leave the stream. Open the blog toggle for English. https://fukumomo3-redlist.com/redlist-after-11-years-chlorogomphus-nakamurai/ #dragonfly #biodiversity

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    — The Invisible Web Splitting Dhole Habitat — Lately, roads look like ropes tightening around wildlife. A road can split habitat, then bring logging, hunting, livestock, settlements, and dogs. For dholes, forests alone aren’t enough. Packs need safe routes between them, prey to follow, and places where the next generation can survive. Open the blog toggle to read it in English. https://fukumomo3-redlist.com/redlist-after-11-years-dhole/ #Dhole #CuonAlpinus #EndangeredSpecies #Biodiversity

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    — Fastest on land, with fewer places to escape — Cheetahs are still Vulnerable, but only about 9% of their historic range remains. Many populations are small and isolated. Hotter days are pushing activity into the night, increasing overlap with lions and other larger predators. Climate change adds pressure to threats already there. Open the blog’s toggles to read it in English too. https://fukumomo3-redlist.com/redlist-after-11-years-cheetah/ #Cheetah #ClimateChange #Biodiversity #Wildlife

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    — Holding On Through Disease on a Drying Island — Tasmanian devils are still hanging on despite DFTD. Now drought, heat, heavy rain and bushfire risk are piling on. Some females are breeding as early as one, and natural selection may be favoring resistance to the disease. They’re fighting to survive. We shouldn’t make it harder. Open the blog toggle to read it in English too. https://fukumomo3-redlist.com/redlist-after-11-years-tasmanian-devil/ #TasmanianDevil #ClimateChange

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    — Can We Save Their Waters? — A yellow autumn darter in midsummer may be summering in the forest. Yet heat, pesticides and drying rice fields are changing its woods and breeding grounds. A Ceres stream-damsel changes color in a different way, but both tiny bodies reflect a changing world. Can we save the waters they return to? Read more ✨ https://fukumomo3-redlist.com/redlist-after-11-years-spesbona/ Open the blog&#39;s toggles for English. #CeresStreamDamsel #ClimateChange #Wetlands

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    A tiny life in a drying swamp. The Western Swamp Tortoise is still Critically Endangered, surviving only via extreme human interventions like forced relocation. This cruel &quot;triage of life&quot; is a desperate band-aid, not a cure for climate change, which is slowly choking our Earth. Read more! (Open toggles in the post for English!) https://fukumomo3-redlist.com/redlist-after-11-years-western-swamp-turtle/ #WesternSwampTortoise #Endangered #ClimateCrisis

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    Guanacos are fighting to survive. Severe droughts are wiping out their food, and deadly livestock fences trap them as they migrate. Honestly, this feels like a dark preview of our future: climate refugees blocked by armed walls. We just stole their land and called it &quot;ours.&quot; (Tap the blog toggles for English!🇺🇸) Read more✨ https://fukumomo3-redlist.com/redlist-after-11-years-guanaco/ #Guanaco #ClimateChange #Conservation

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    Endangered because it sells? 🌱 With only ~1k left, Windsor&#39;s elephant&#39;s foot is trapped: &quot;sold to be saved.&quot; The &quot;endangered&quot; label ironically acts as an ad, making it a trendy houseplant. Once caught in the economy&#39;s gears, hitting the brakes is tough. Human ego makes things difficult. Can we ever change this massive &quot;economy&quot;? (Tap blog toggles for English!) Read more✨ https://fukumomo3-redlist.com/redlist-after-11-years-windsor-tree/ #Pachypodium #Co...