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SAVE OUR PLANET… World Wildlife Fund announces new species and reminds of their need for
protection. In a recent summary report global conservation group World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
announced that 208 entirely new species of plant and animal life were discovered in Southeast
Asia’s Greater Mekong region in 2010. Among them were a brightly colored gecko and a lizard
that can self-clone, as well as a fish shaped like a cucumber, and a rare monkey with hair
that has been compared to the legendary singer, Elvis Presley.
In fact, a new species is seen almost every other day in the Greater Mekong region spanning
Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Âu Lạc (Vietnam), and southern China’s
Yunnan province. At the same time, WWF Greater Mekong Conservation Director Stuart Chapman
also highlighted the threats that both new and existing species face, such as human-caused
habitat loss and climate change, with many of them already among the world’s most endangered.
He warned, “The region’s treasure trove… will be lost if governments fail to invest
in the conservation and maintenance of biodiversity, which is so fundamental to ensuring long-term
sustainability in the face of global environmental change.”
Many thanks, Mr. Chapman and World Wildlife Fund, for this encouraging information abut
new forms of life on our Earth and for your concern about its preservation. May we all
engage in life-protecting actions that honor the wondrousness and balance of our natural
world.
During an August 2009 videoconference in Thailand, Supreme Master Ching Haiurged humanity to
cherish each animal species’ presence, as she reminded of their unique and irreplaceable
qualities in the biosphere.
Video Conference with Supreme Master Ching Hai, vegan
Book Premiere: “The Dogs in My Life” and “The Noble Wilds”
Nonthaburi, Thailand August 15, 2009
Supreme Master Ching Hai: It is almost too much to try to convey the importance of each
and every inhabitant friend to the environment as a whole. Scientists find out new things
every day about the intrinsic role of different animals and their contributions to the ecosphere.
Every single being in creation has a purpose that aids another being or assits in some
way. Their help may even be invisible to us humans, but it is still very real. In the
Bible, God gave the animals to be humans’ helpers, but this does not mean they are subservient
for us to exploit. If we humans live in wonder of the animals’ existence, we also would
stop thinking about eating them. Because if we cherish their irreplaceable talents and
manifold gifts, we also cherish their lives. Let’s all help the animals, so they can
help us, so they can continue to help us and the whole planet.
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