In the golden light of early morning, a research vessel glided across China's Yangtze River, while a mysterious device ...

A team of 30 Chinese and foreign scientists have failed in a 26-day search to find the rare white-fin dolphin in the Yangtze River. The white-fin dolphin is more endangered than the giant panda ...

A recent study reveals alarming levels of toxic chemicals in the Ganga river, endangering the Gangetic dolphins. These ...

The Yangtze River dolphin is now almost certainly extinct, making it the first dolphin that humans drove to extinction, scientists have now concluded after an intense search for the endangered ...

"The Yangtze river dolphin was a remarkable mammal that separated from all other species over 20 million years ago," Dr Turvey explained. "This extinction represents the disappearance of a complete ...

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In the study, the team systematically dug through preserved poems dating back to the year 618 CE and found hundreds of references to the porpoises. According to Mei, the fact that a freshwater mammal ...