Last River Porpoises Dying in Polluted Yangtze

By Charlie • April 27, 2008 • No comments yet

China’s rivers are desperately polluted, and a recent census of the once widespread Yangtze Finless Porpoise turned up just 1,800 individuals: a local expert has warned that animal “will become extinct …if no protective measures are taken.” The baiji or Chinese River Dolphin that also lived in the Yangtze was declared extinct in December 2007. See Nat Geo News for details.

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