1 0 0 0 ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁to ▁ 1 6 0 0 ▁recently , ▁their ▁surv ival ▁is ▁still ▁not ▁optim istic . ▁And ▁apart ▁from ▁the ▁prominent ▁thre ats ▁to ▁wh ales , ▁dol ph ins ▁and ▁giant ▁pandas , ▁many ▁other ▁species ▁are ▁also ▁disappear ing ▁at ▁alarm ing ▁rates . ▁ ▁One ▁recent ▁threat ▁is ▁from ▁a ▁Ch y tr id ▁fug al ▁in fection ▁that ▁has ▁spread ▁through ▁Central ▁America , ▁found ▁in ▁Australia ▁and ▁could ▁easily ▁expand ▁to ▁Asia , ▁killing ▁am ph ib ian ▁populations , ▁which ▁have ▁been ▁dro pping ▁for ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁with ▁environmental ▁de grad ation ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁facing ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁ext inction . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁former ▁Ocean ▁Park ▁Conserv ation ▁Foundation ▁ ▁The ▁Ocean ▁Park ▁Conserv ation ▁Foundation ▁( OP CF , ▁ 海 洋 公 園 <0xE9> <0xAF> <0xA8> <0xE8> <0xB1> <0x9A> 保 <0xE8> <0xAD> <0xB7> 基 金 ) ▁was ▁established ▁by ▁the ▁Ocean ▁Park ▁Corporation ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁Its ▁a ims ▁were ▁to ▁ar ouse ▁the ▁public ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁the ▁problems ▁facing ▁Asian ▁cet ace ans ▁and ▁to ▁take ▁actions ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁Asian ▁ocean . ▁ ▁OP CF ▁had ▁become ▁a ▁registered ▁char itable ▁organisation ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁It ▁was ▁combined ▁with ▁H K SP C ▁from ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁The ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Society ▁for ▁P anda ▁Conserv ation ▁▁