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Chinese River Dolphin / Baiji / Yangtze River Dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer) - Office of Protected Resources - NOAA Fisheries
Extinction by Human Activities, Other Species Also Vulnerable [pdf] (September 2007 Press Release) "Functionally Extinct." baiji.org, 2006. International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) Chinese River Dolphin Species Information Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS-SEAMAP) Chinese River Dolphin Species Profile Baiji.org Freshwater Dolphin Species Guide ...
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Ocean Alliance - WHALE CONSERVATION INSTITUTE
The Chinese river dolphin is almost certainly doomed to extinction, and other species that live in rivers near humans may very likely meet the same fate. Our oceans are cluttered with old, discarded, non-biodegradable fishing nets called ghost ...
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2007 Meeting in Anchorage
The Committee was saddened to receive news that the baiji, a Chinese river dolphin is probably extinct as a result of habitat degradation and incidental capture. It was greatly concerned that a similar ...
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Dolphin - Defenders of Wildlife
By Adopting a Dolphin, you'll make a splash with a truly meaningful gift that helps protect these playful ... Appendix II: all other dolphins), Endangered Species Act** (the Chinese River dolphin and the Indus River dolphin are listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act), Marine Mammal Protection Act*** *Convention ...
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Books on Endangered Species: Marine Life - EndangeredSpecie.com
China Dolphins (Endangered) - Describes different kinds of dolphins, including the bottlenose dolphin, Commerson's dolphin, and Chinese river dolphin, and discusses how they live and what can be done to ... cows, and discusses some of the dangers they face. Reading About the River Otter (Friends in Danger) - Describes the river otter and its behavior, explains its status as an endangered species, ...
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Threatened and Endangered Species - MarineBio.org
NMFS are the blue whale, bowhead whale, fin whale, Western North Pacific gray whale, humpback whale, northern right whale, sei whale, southern right whale, sperm whale, Chinese river dolphin in China, Indus river dolphin in Pakistan, dugong, West Indian manatee, Gulf of California harbor porpoise, Western stock of Steller sea lion, Caribbean monk seal, Hawaiian monk seal, Mediterranean monk ...
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Marine Mammals - Office of Protected Resources - NOAA Fisheries
D bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus) E/D Caribbean monk seal (Monachus tropicalis) E/D Chinese river dolphin / baiji (Lipotes vexillifer) E/D (F) fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) E/D gray whale ... Seal Melon-Headed Whale Minke Whale Northern Bottlenose Whale Northern Elephant Seal Northern Right Whale Dolphin Pilot Whales Long-Finned Pilot Whale Short-Finned Pilot Whale Pygmy Killer Whale Pygmy Sperm ...
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Online Zoologists: Cetaceans, the Whales and Dolphins
Hoard: Baiji Report Beiji Dolphin - Aquatic Lipotes vexillifer [Baiji or whitefin dolphin] Whales on the Net - Baiji Update BAIJI or BEIJI - Chinese River Dolphin SoundNet - Chinese River Dolphin Update Baiji Dolphin PHVA Endangered Dolphin Dies in Nature Reserve Genus Pontoporia Species Pontoporia blainvillei ("Franciscana" or "La Plata Dolphin") TBD Family Ziphidae Beaked whales are deep-water ...
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River of Words: For Youth
Ru-Woei Foong whose poem was written in the shape of the Chinese character for water. Gracie didnt think she had a chance of winning, especially when her teacher ... Rivers Network s website on the internet and learned about the baiji, the endangered Yangtze River dolphin. She contacted Doris Shen at International Rivers Network by email and asked some questions about ...
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EDGE of Existence :: Yangtze River dolphin
China. The word's highest ranking EDGE mammal. According to Chinese legend, this graceful freshwater dolphin is the reincarnation of a drowned princess. The baij has been declared a national treasure of ... whether local knowledge suggests that any dolphins might still survive in the degraded river system. The Yangtze River dolphin or baiji is the only living representative of an entire family of ...
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