Baiji thumb A Decade of Extinctions

From rhinos to redwood trees, the noughties decade has spelled
the end for some species of plants and animals.
Many have not been sighted in their natural habitat for some time,
while others have been declared officially extinct.

Extinct

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dirty thumb Amazingly Dirty Pictures

“At the junction of Ningxia province and Inner Mongolia province,
I saw a tall chimney puffing out golden smoke covering the blue sky,
large tracts of the grassland have become industrial waste dumps;
unbearable foul smell made people want to cough;
Surging industrial sewage flowed into the Yellow River…”

- Lu Guang         Link

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