1000 Flowers for the Planet - #508 Save the Ili Pikas
The Ili pika was only
discovered in 1983 in
the Tianshan mountain range in China. Its population
declined dramatically after its discovery and then it was not seen again for
twenty years. Recently the Ili pikas have been spotted again, only to learn
that their numbers have dropped to a critically endangered 1000. It is a very
cute little animal, rabbit-like and very small at about 20 centimetres, it
lives in the cold climate high in the mountains where it burrows in the crevices
of the rocks. Global warming may be causing their demise as the snow line rises
on the mountain range, altering their usual habitat. Sadly, I cannot find any
website that supports the conservation of these little creatures. It would be
sad if they became extinct. Maybe if more people know about them a group will
emerge who take on the fight for this cute species.
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