Smiling at danger, China’s finless porpoise fights to survive

  • il y a 5 ans
Known in Chinese as the "smiling angel", the shy Yangtze finless porpoise is becoming increasingly rare. Pollution, overfishing, hydroelectric dams and shipping traffic have left the unique creatures far worse off than China's best-known symbol of animal conservation, the panda. But conservation efforts have made researchers see signs of hope for the future.

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