image: The reported sighting of a Yangtze River dolphin, or Baiji like the one shown here, means there is still a chance for people to take further action and protect the cetaceans in the Yangtze from ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

They called it the “Goddess of the Yangtze” – a creature so rare that it was believed to bring fortune and protection to local fishermen and all those lucky enough to spot it. But overfishing and ...

From AP via China Environmental News Digest: A rare, nearly blind white dolphin that survived for millions of years is effectively extinct, an international expedition declared after ending a ...

Sherif Soliman, a Current Correspondent, says in the video that “Rapid development in China lead to the extinction of the Yangtze fresh water dolphin a.k.a the Baiji. There remains another mammal, the ...

On November 9, Lenovo, in collaboration with the Shanghai Natural History Museum, launched the “Awakening Earth’s Majestic Creatures with AI” digital exhibition. This groundbreaking project uses ...