There are many endangered species, but none has pulled our heartstrings quite like the Yangtze River finless porpoise. This critically endangered freshwater porpoise belongs to the Neophocaena ...

A pair of finless porpoises swim in the clear green Yangtze River in Yichang, Central China's Hubei province.

Now experts are focusing their efforts on another species in the Yangtze River – the finless porpoise - a close relative of the Baiji. They’re working on mobilizing enough help and resources to make ...

Wuhan-In early winter of 2024, a team of animal protection experts organized by the Hubei Provincial Forestry Bureau and Hubei Radio and Television Station conducted a research mission on the ...

A total of 380 Yangtze finless porpoise have been visually identified during a survey expedition along the Yangtze River, marking a significant decline from a previous research in 2006, according to ...

Read the following text, and answer questions 1-9 below: [1] The Yangtze finless porpoise is declining in population. Attempts to save them include fishing bans to raise public awareness and even ...

If you were a god, would you give up yourself and save the people? For thousands of years, the Finless Porpoise has been protecting the people of the Yangtze River with its wind-worshipping dance.

This photo taken on Jan 5, 2025 shows a Yangtze finless porpoise swimming near the lower reaches of the Gezhouba Dam in Yichang city, Central China's Hubei province. The Yangtze finless porpoise ...