Protecting The Yangtze Finless Porpoises During Extreme Drought in China

Climate change has caused drastic changes in weather conditions all over the world.

China is not an exception. Poyang Lake , China’s largest freshwater lake, is facing the dry season 100 days earlier this year.

So the Agricultural & Fishing Administration of Jiangxi Province in which this lake is situated has rolled out measures to protect the Yangtze Finless Porpoises found in abundance in this lake.

The finless porpoises, dubbed as the “ Smiling Angel”, because its smooth, gray face appears to be fixed in a permanent grin.

They are classified as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. It now lives only along the middle lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

The number of the species has declined to 1012 in 2017, with 457 living in Poyang lake.

The significant reduction of water has severely affected the survival of the finless porpoise species

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Protecting The Yangtze Finless Porpoises During Extreme Drought in China

Climate change has caused drastic changes in weather conditions all over the world.

China is not an exception. Poyang Lake , China’s largest freshwater lake, is facing the dry season 100 days earlier this year.

So the Agricultural & Fishing Administration of Jiangxi Province in which this lake is situated has rolled out measures to protect the Yangtze Finless Porpoises found in abundance in this lake.

The finless porpoises, dubbed as the “ Smiling Angel”, because its smooth, gray face appears to be fixed in a permanent grin.

They are classified as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. It now lives only along the middle lower reaches of the Yangtze River.

The number of the species has declined to 1012 in 2017, with 457 living in Poyang lake.

The number of the species has declined to 1012 in 2017, with 457 living in Poyang lake.

The number of the species has declined to 1012 in 2017, with 457 living in Poyang lake.

The significant reduction of water has severely affected the survival of the finless porpoise species

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