Ann Tai

Hello. Hola. 你好。(I would have wrote more if I knew more languages) I like tapirs.

[Ann Tai @AnnTapir]

#Staghorncorals die of bleaching in the #GreatBarrierReef! #KASeaocean #KASendangered @ms_marcum
https://t.co/EMdord0rlm

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@Albert_Ie_Ho @ms_marcum Climate change is hard to be stopped, but we might be able slow it down, or at least, make it stable by cutting the emissions of CO2.

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@CheyenneChang11 @ms_marcum TOO many brief touches would lead to their death. If the coral is touched once it might still recover, but if everyone touches it once...

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@ClaireChung5 @ms_marcum However, touching corals aren't a good idea, as it might still harm them even if they don't look visibly damaged. Small actions do add up.

[Ann Tai @AnnTapir]

@CheyenneChang11 @ms_marcum We should certainly try not to damage corals and preserve them. However, a brief touch wouldn't cause their death. (Still, don't touch them)

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@Albert_Ie_Ho @ms_marcum Staghorn corals can grow at a fast rate, 10-20 cm per year. It may not be fast enough to outgrow global warming, but it's making recovery.

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@ClaireChung5 @ms_marcum Here is a video for more information: https://t.co/B31aH3rRtV

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@ClaireChung5 @ms_marcum using wire cutters, string them up using fishing lines, and hang them on a structure. Once they are a certain size, they are transplanted.

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@ClaireChung5 @ms_marcum That is a misconception, used to discourage people from damaging them. Scientists can propagate coral pieces by snipping off the pieces...

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To save the #Staghorncoral, no solution is without implications. #KASeaocean #KASendangered Blog: https://t.co/pUu1QSuVVJ @ms_marcum

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@haydenhsueh1 Chimpanzees are hunted as bushmeat, why are people doing this? Is it part of a culture?

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@galaxystudios3 How does weather contribute to the decline of Asiatic Black Bears? Is it like natural disasters? If so, what kinds?

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@ClaireChung5 @ms_marcum That's horrible! Does the sound pollution damage the beluga whales' echolocation?

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@KaitlynKao That's terrible! Does the population decrease correlate to the sea ice decrease?

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@yinlay22 Fortunately, the population seems to be more stable recently. Has there been a law that forbids hunting Hawaiian Monk Seals?

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@KaitlynKao The population is mainly reduced by global warming/ocean acidification induced bleaching and natural disasters like hurricanes.

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@monica930225 Oh no! How has scientists tried to help the sea otters in an oil spill? Are the sharks an invasive species?

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@arielchen1220 @MsStaceyKAS @WendyWeng7 Is the excessive killing caused by predators or humans?

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@IssaHuang Are the population reduced mostly by poaching or habitat loss? Or both?

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@coralcrf I really admire the efforts you put into saving the corals! I am researching about them at school. Is there some way I can help saving them?