A rare river dolphin may be one step closer to extinction as scientists fail to count any of the endangered species along China’s Yangtze River.

The Yangtze river’s finless porpoise is one of the very few porpoises (relatives of dolphins and whales) that live in fresh water. Its small size and cute 'smile' make it much loved in China and ...

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 ...

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 ...

But that wildlife has been suffering as the Yangtze’s overuse and pollution increases. One high-profile casualty is the beloved Yangtze river dolphin, which is now believed to be extinct (it hasn’t ...

The others live in the Ganges in India and the Indus in Pakistan, in the Yangtze in China, and in the Río de la Plata between Argentina and Uruguay. All river dolphins are superficially similar ...

Also declared extinct in 2006, the Chinese Yangtze river dolphin was a pale, putty-coloured mammal that looked rather less sleek and elegant than its sea-swimming cousins. Its plain looks hid a ...

This photo taken on Jan 5, 2025 shows a Yangtze finless porpoise swimming near the lower reaches of the Gezhouba Dam in Yichang city, Central China's Hubei province. The Yangtze finless porpoise ...

In 1980, a male white-flag dolphin was caught for the first time in the Yangtze River, which aroused great interest among dolphin researchers worldwide. China is also one of the countries with the ...

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 ...