In China, populations of the Yangtze finless porpoise have declined over the past 1,400 years. Detailed surveys of its range ...

RARE FIND: World whale and dolphin expert professor Ewan Fordyce checks out the body of a rare spectacled porpoise found on a Dunedin beach.WILMA McKAY / Fairfax NZ Otago researchers say the quick ...

May 28, 2025 — This study measured the growth rate of coral reefs in Honaunau Bay, Hawaii, using on-site data gathering and aerial imagery. Researchers found that the reefs are being eroded by ...

The Yangtze River, the longest river in Asia, used to be one of the only two rivers in the world that was home to two different species of dolphin—the Yangtze finless porpoise and the Baiji dolphin.

Visitors can watch fishermen hauling in traps and coming in and out of the harbor in their boats at the Cape Porpoise Pier, just as they have done for years. Other activities include shopping in ...

An endangered Yangtze finless porpoise is seen in the river. [Photo by Zhao Zhijie/For China Daily] In July 2016, Yu Yongguang saw a Yangtze finless porpoise for the first time in a newspaper, and he ...

The anonymous street artist announced the uncharacteristically personal artwork on May 29. It’s located on a wall in the French city of Marseille When it was completed in 1930, the 1,046-foot ...

The finless porpoise, a national first-class key protected animal, is a unique freshwater cetacean that used to widely inhabit the middle and lower reaches of the river. With its rounded head and ...

May 28, 2025 — This study measured the growth rate of coral reefs in Honaunau Bay, Hawaii, using on-site data gathering and aerial imagery. Researchers found that the reefs are being eroded by ...

Giant pandas Suhail and Thuraya live in one of world’s largest air-conditioned enclosures under care of former Ocean Park worker Cissy Kou.