Pollution Leaves Beloved Dolphin Of Yangtze 'Functionally' Extinct
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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 creature, which the Chinese call baiji, was the stuff of legend, a goddess to some, and the...
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CHARLESTON, S.C. -- As autumn wanes and North Atlantic right whales again migrate to calving grounds off the Southeast coast, humans will determine the fate of the majestic creatures hunted almost to extinction in centuries past.
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A wetland bird that eluded scientists for nearly 130 years has been rediscovered at a wastewater treatment plant in Thailand, Birdlife International announced Wednesday.
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Wildlife officials in China released a rare paddlefish into Yangtze River Sunday after nursing it back to health from injuries inflicted by fishermen.
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Wildlife officials in Key Largo are looking into whether the discovery of a detached goat's head might be linked to the sudden death of a newborn dolphin.  Castaway, a deaf dolphin rescued off Vero Beach last year, gave birth to the healthy calf June 11 at the Maritime Mammal Conservancy.
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WUHAN:  Chinese scientists said they will continue to search for the rare white-flag (baiji) dolphin although it is possibly extinct after a 38-day search failed to find any in the Yangtze River.
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The chief scientist at the National Aquarium in Baltimore has launched a review of the dolphin breeding program after the death of a 4-month-old dolphin.
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GUANGZHOU, China  - In southern China, it doesn't  matter if an animal is an endangered species. As long as it  walks, wriggles or jumps, it's good enough for the pot.
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New agreement on whales and dolphins conservation    WELLINGTON, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- A new international framework to conserve Pacific Island whales and dolphins (cetaceans) and their habitats has been endorsed by nine countries.
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Researchers at the Alaska Sealife Center are getting an education in the sex lives of a rare sea duck species that is disappearing from its nesting grounds in Alaska.
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Worldwide efforts to protect endangered waterbirds are falling short as industrial and urban development eat away at their habitats, and hunting and pollution take their toll, according to a book released Monday.
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The world's tallest man has saved the lives of two dying dolphins in China by reaching deep into their stomachs to pull out pieces of plastic, official Chinese media reported on Thursday.
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toothfish, dubbed the &quot;white gold&quot; of the sea, which is being driven to extinction by rampant poaching. other threatened species,&quot; the US-based National Environment Trust (NET) said in a report on Thursday.
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By TOFAYEL AHMED  COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh - Hundreds of endangered sea turtles have been found dead along Bangladesh's coast in the past two weeks, triggering concerns about pollution and local fishing practices, an official said Thursday.
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The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) bans all commercial sales of the rare Asian Irrawaddy dolphin.
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By Xin Dingding  Experts have urged the government to strengthen efforts to deal with water pollution in the wake of the Wuxi water crisis.  The Wuxi government has stressed that the incident was "an irresistible natural disaster".
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BRISBANE, Australia - The body of a whale resembling a giant dolphin that washed up on an eastern Australian beach has intrigued local scientists, who agreed Wednesday that it is rare but are not sure just how rare.