A pair of finless porpoises swim in the clear green Yangtze River in Yichang, Central China's Hubei province.

Here’s how big the Yangtze is. A third of all the inhabitants of China (which means more than 400 million people) live in the area covered by the Yangtze’s river basin. The Yangtze basin provides ...

In 2024, numbers of harbour porpoises fell 10% in the rich feeding waters off Ynys Enlli (Bardsey Island). Experts are at a loss to explain the sudden decrease. Like other marine mammals ...

Conservation efforts focus ... This freshwater porpoise is critically endangered, with an estimated population of around 1,000. Habitat degradation, pollution, and boat traffic in the Yangtze River ...

This article delves into the history, unique characteristics, and conservation challenges facing this extraordinary species, highlighting the urgent need for global attention and action. The Yangtze ...

Credit: Jamie Knaub, Florida Atlantic University FAU, SeaWorld San Diego, and the San Diego Natural History Museum have joined forces to scan the rare skeleton of the vaquita, the world’s smallest and ...