The Yangtze river’s finless porpoise is one of the very few porpoises (relatives of dolphins and whales) that live in fresh water. Its small size and cute 'smile' make it much loved in China and ...

Despite a last-ditch effort to save the species, it was a case of too little too late. Now experts are focusing their efforts on another species in the Yangtze River – the finless porpoise - a close ...

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 ...

Population of world’s only freshwater porpoise has only dropped slightly past five years After years of rapid decline, the latest census shows that the population of the critically endangered Yangtze ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

For thousands of years, the Finless Porpoise has been protecting the people of the Yangtze River with its wind-worshipping dance. However, the ecology of the Yangtze River has been destroyed ...