The millions of species humans share the world with are valuable in their own right. When one species is lost, it has a ...
BEIJING — A rare, nearly blind white dolphin that survived for millions of years is "functionally extinct," an international expedition declared Wednesday after ending a fruitless six-week search of ...
When the Baiji Dolphin was declared "functionally extinct" in 2006, it was a once-in-25-million-year event. Never before had a whole species of dolphin been wiped off the planet because of human ...
Chinese scientists are in a battle to save one of the last large animal species living in the Yangtze River – and a complete ban on fishing in the region is helping them. At the Institute of ...
SHANGHAI, Dec. 13 -- For millions of years, the Chinese river dolphin basked in the waters of the mighty Yangtze, a gray phantom more than six feet long with a sharp snout and tiny eyes. The endearing ...
Humanity faces a sixth mass extinction. This crisis erases species, impacting science, culture, and spirituality. The loss of unique species means losing potential medical breakthroughs and ancient ...
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The Baiji, the Yangtze River dolphin, was officially declared ‘functionally extinct’ this month. The Baiji is survived by other river dolphins, all themselves threatened. See All Key Ideas In the ...
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese scientists will continue to search for a rare freshwater dolphin unique to the Yangtze River, although it is possibly extinct after a 38-day search failed to find any, ...