▁b iod iversity ▁through ▁adv ocation , ▁facil itation ▁and ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁conservation ▁of ▁wild life ▁and ▁habit ats ▁with ▁research ▁and ▁education ▁in ▁Asia . ▁ ▁While ▁primarily ▁fund ed ▁by ▁Ocean ▁Park ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁the ▁Foundation ▁is ▁also ▁reli ant ▁on ▁other ▁car ing ▁corpor ations ▁and ▁don ors ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁real ▁difference ▁in ▁the ▁conservation ▁efforts ▁throughout ▁Asia . ▁ ▁Background ▁▁ ▁Wh ales , ▁dol ph ins ▁and ▁por po ises ▁( c et ace ans ) ▁in ▁rivers ▁and ▁coast al ▁waters ▁of ▁Asia ▁face ▁many ▁thre ats . ▁Without ▁prompt ▁and ▁decis ive ▁action , ▁many ▁of ▁them ▁or ▁even ▁some ▁species ▁will ▁likely ▁ext inct ▁in ▁the ▁coming ▁de cade . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁acknowled ged ▁that ▁few ▁were ▁known ▁about ▁cet ace ans ▁and ▁marine ▁m amm als ▁in ▁Asia , ▁expos ing ▁the ▁needs ▁to ▁learn ▁more ▁to ▁provide ▁the ▁pr ere quis ite ▁for ▁and ▁conservation . ▁Though ▁the ▁situation ▁has ▁been ▁improved , ▁there ▁is ▁still ▁a ▁high ▁possibility ▁for ▁the ▁ba iji ▁dol ph ins ▁( Ch inese ▁river ▁dol ph in ) ▁to ▁go ▁ext inct ▁in ▁the ▁dec ades ▁to ▁come . ▁Our ▁environment ▁is ▁constantly ▁losing ▁its ▁b iod iversity ▁with ▁much ▁poll ution ▁and ▁over exp lo itation . ▁Human ▁caused ▁clim atic ▁change , ▁to xic ▁chemical ▁build ▁up ▁and ▁energy ▁short ages ▁have ▁even ▁w ors en ▁the ▁situation . ▁ ▁Even ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁giant ▁pandas ▁has ▁increased ▁from ▁