Location:
Wuhan, , CHINA
Post Date:
Sep 24, 2022 9:37 AM
TAG ID:
xnaphotostwo571231
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Credit:
Xiao Yijiu / Xinhua News Agency/Newscom
Format:
3500 x 2333 Color JPEG
Photographer:
Xiao Yijiu
Keywords:
cn, jt
Release Status:
No Model Release, No Property Release
Caption:
(220924) -- WUHAN, Sept. 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Researchers use binoculars to conduct monitoring work during a scientific expedition on Yangtze finless porpoises at the Shishou section of the Yangtze River, central China's Hubei Province, Sept. 23, 2022. China launched a scientific survey of Yangtze finless porpoises, an iconic species in the country's longest river Yangtze, on Monday, with an aim to formulate a more targeted protection plan for the species. Organized by the Yangtze river basin fishery administration under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the expedition has been jointly undertaken by local fishery authorities of six provincial-level regions, scientific research institutions, and social organizations. Data on the porpoise population and distribution, as well as the environment of its habitats, will be collected during this scientific expedition to determine the factors that may threaten the species and evaluate the effect of the current protection measures. The Yangtze finless porpoise, which is under top-level state protection, is an important indicator of the Yangtze River ecology. According to the 2017 survey, there were 1,012 finless porpoises in the river. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)