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| International Expedition to Track Rare Dolphins |
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A team of 25 scientists from six countries including
The expedition has for mission to determine the population of the dolphins and to assess their habitat's environmental particularities, so as to provide reference for protection and research, said Wang Ding, researcher with the hydrobiology The white-flag dolphin, dubbed "panda in water," is the world's rarest dolphin and lives only in Over-fishing, dam-building and environmental degradation have caused its population to plummet from about It is estimated that there are no more than 50 at present, according to estimates by Wang and his colleagues. People saw the rare dolphin for the last time in April this year. Since then, no sightings have been reported. August Fluger, chairman of Switzerland Baiji.org Foundation and also the initiator of this expedition, said that there are 13 world-class experts among the 25-member team. The expedition will go on for 45 days and cover a Conservation work on the Yangtze freshwater dolphins started in 1986. The Chinese government has established six nature reserves along the middle and lower reaches of the (Xinhua News Agency November 7, 2006) |
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