The baiji, Lipotes vexillifer, was a species of dolphin found exclusively in China’s Yangtze River. It’s sometimes also known as the white dolphin or Chinese river dolphin. Only a handful of dolphin ...

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

The Yangtze River dolphin, also known as the baiji dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer), was a white, fresh-water dolphin native to the Yangtze River and Qiantang River in China as recently as the 1990s. The ...

“The baiji, or Yangtze River dolphin, was this unique and beautiful creature – there was nothing quite like it,” said Samuel Turvey, a British zoologist and conservationist who spent more ...

WUHAN -- A white-flag dolphin has been seen in Yangtze River in east China, just days after a leading Chinese scientist said the animal was likely extinct. A baiji dolphin. [File] A man with a ...

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

The Yangtze finless porpoise — the world’s only freshwater porpoise — has faced extreme declines in numbers in the past four decades. With fewer than 1,300 individuals left in the wild, scientists in ...

There are only five species of river dolphins left worldwide, all of which face threats. The study warns that India could face a disaster similar to the extinction of the Yangtze River dolphin in ...