Baiji - Wikipedia
The baiji (Lipotes vexillifer), is a probably extinct species of freshwater dolphin native to the Yangtze river system in China. It is thought to be the first dolphin species driven to extinction due to the impact of humans.
Baiji - Whale & Dolphin Conservation USA
The Chinese river dolphin, or baiji, holds the unenviable record of being the first dolphin species driven to extinction by human beings. The mighty Yangtze River in China was the baiji’s home for 20 million years.
Baiji - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio
The baiji (Lipotes vexillifer) is a possibly extinct species of freshwater dolphin. It is thought to be the first dolphin species driven to extinction due to the impact of humans. This dolphin is listed as “critically endangered: possibly extinct” by the IUCN, and has not been seen in almost 20 years.
The baiji: Why this extinct river dolphin still matters
2022年9月15日 · What happened to the baiji river dolphin? The baiji, Lipotes vexillifer, was a species of dolphin found exclusively in China's Yangtze River. It's sometimes also known as the white dolphin or Chinese river dolphin. Only a handful of …
Yangtze River Dolphin (Baiji) – IUCN – SSC Cetacean Specialist …
The Yangtze River dolphin or baiji (Lipotes vexillifer) was an obligate river dolphin endemic to the middle-lower Yangtze River [Changjiang] drainage and the neighbouring Qiantang River in eastern China.
Baiji Dolphin Facts (Yangtze River Dolphin) - Fact Animal
Baiji Dolphin Profile. The river dolphin known as the Goddess of the Yangtze was said to offer protection and spread peace and prosperity.
Is the Yangtze River Dolphin Gone Forever? | Discover Magazine
2023年6月3日 · The Yangtze River dolphin, also known as the baiji dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer), was a white, fresh-water dolphin native to the Yangtze River and Qiantang River in China as recently as the 1990s. The baiji is best known for its squinty eyes …
Goodbye to the Baiji - Conservation news
2006年12月14日 · After a short illness spurred by pollution, overfishing, boat traffic, and obstructions like dams, the Baiji was declared “functionally extinct” last night. As a species, the river dolphin found only in China’s Yangtze River was …
Baiji | mammal | Britannica
The baiji, or Chinese river dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer), was native to China’s Yangtze River. Pale blue-gray above and lighter below, it grew to 2.4 metres (8 feet). As the waters of the Yangtze grew more crowded and polluted, the baiji became the world’s most endangered cetacean.…
Baiji - Whale and Dolphin Conservation
The Chinese river dolphin, or baiji, holds the unenviable record of being the first dolphin species driven to extinction by human beings. The mighty Yangtze River in China was the baiji’s home for 20 million years.