Yangtze River dolphin population to decrease by 80% in 30 years: experts

The population of finless porpoises, an endangered species of freshwater dolphin that lives in China”s Yangtze River, may decrease by over 80 percent over the next 30 years, experts said on Thursday after conducting a field survey along the river.

The rare species will edge closer to extinction if no action is taken, said Wang Ding, a dolphin expert from the Hydrobiology Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences… Read Full Article