Regarded in China as the "goddess of the Yangtze", the 20 million year old river dolphin was one of the world's oldest species. The Baiji is the first large mammal brought to extinction as a ...

The reported sighting of a Yangtze River dolphin, or baiji, means there is still a chance to protect cetaceans in the Yangtze from extinction.

But we need to prevent it going the same way as the functionally extinct Yangtze river dolphin, also known as the Baiji. After years of rapid decline, the latest census shows that the population of ...

Never before had a whole species of dolphin been wiped off the planet because of human activity. Despite a last-ditch effort to save the species, it was a case of too little too late. Now experts are ...

Also known in Taiwan as the Chinese white dolphin (like its cousins) or Matsu's fish, this biologically and culturally important species is technically protected by Taiwan, but that designation hasn't ...

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The Yangtze River dolphin, or “baiji,” was native to China’s Yangtze River. Once abundant, the species began to decline rapidly due to human interference. Overfishing, pollution, and heavy ...