Over 50 experts from China and Southeast Asian countries have gathered in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, ...

Researchers released two captive-born porpoises in a river in China, monitored them and confirmed the first-of-its-kind project was a success. Photo from Xinhua / Wu Zhizu via The State Council ...

China's experience in the conservation of the Yangtze finless porpoise using advanced monitoring equipment and artificial ...

Chinese officials could be forgiven for laughing when asked about the latest strike at the Snowy Hydro 2.0 construction ...

Researchers in South Korea used environmental DNA from water samples to successfully track finless porpoises and dolphins ...

Published in the journal 'Heliyon', the study by the Wildlife Institute of India found that these freshwater mammals are being exposed to a hazardous cocktail of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) ...

Irrawaddy dolphins have captured hearts for generations for their adorable smirks and ability to help humans catch fish. Now ...

Two other species endemic to the Yangtze—the baiji dolphin and the Chinese paddlefish—have gone functionally extinct over the past few decades, likely due to the same habitat changes.

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 ...

much like it did to Baiji dolphins in China's Yangtze river. River dolphins face threats partly due to their own evolution. Nearly blind, they rely on echolocation - high-pitched sound pulses that ...