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 ...

The Baiji Yangtze Dolphin is with all probability extinct reports a scientific expedition from the Institute for Hydrobiology Wuhan, China, and the Swiss-based baiji.org Foundation.

The reported sighting of a Yangtze River dolphin, or baiji, means there is still a chance to protect cetaceans in the Yangtze from extinction.

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 ...

But we need to prevent it going the same way as the functionally extinct Yangtze river dolphin, also known as the Baiji. After years of rapid decline, the latest census shows that the population of ...

In December 2006 the Yangtze river dolphin, called the baiji, succumbed to pollution, propeller blades, dams, and overfishing; it became the first cetacean to be declared "functionally" extinct ...

The dolphin, also known as the baiji, was once a common sight in the Yangtze River but is now thought to have died out. The letter, which has been signed by experts in the UK, US, Mexico ...

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 ...

The Yangtze River dolphin, or “baiji,” was native to China’s Yangtze River. Once abundant, the species began to decline rapidly due to human interference. Overfishing, pollution, and heavy ...