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Author: Amie Jane Leavitt Publisher: Mitchell Lane ISBN: 1545749825 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 36
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Yangtze River dolphins, also known as Baiji, have splashed in the waters of Chinas Yangtze River for millions of years. The Chinese people have always loved these mammals. They considered the Baiji to be a beautiful part of their river, and they have told many stories about them. Today, the Yangtze is a very different place. Trash floats in the water, and toxic chemicals pollute it. Thousands of boats travel up and down the river every day, and people use dangerous fishing equipment with sharp rolling hooks. The Yangtze River is no longer a safe place for the Baiji to live. Most of them have died out. Scientists worry that it might be too late for these dolphins. Is there any way to save them?
Author: Amie Jane Leavitt Publisher: Mitchell Lane ISBN: 1545749825 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 36
Book Description
Yangtze River dolphins, also known as Baiji, have splashed in the waters of Chinas Yangtze River for millions of years. The Chinese people have always loved these mammals. They considered the Baiji to be a beautiful part of their river, and they have told many stories about them. Today, the Yangtze is a very different place. Trash floats in the water, and toxic chemicals pollute it. Thousands of boats travel up and down the river every day, and people use dangerous fishing equipment with sharp rolling hooks. The Yangtze River is no longer a safe place for the Baiji to live. Most of them have died out. Scientists worry that it might be too late for these dolphins. Is there any way to save them?
Author: Samuel Turvey Publisher: OUP Oxford ISBN: 0191580198 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 256
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The tragic recognition of the extinction of the Yangtze River Dolphin or baiji in 2007 became a major news story and sent shockwaves around the world. It made a romantic story, for the baiji was a unique and beautiful creature that features in many Chinese legends and folk tales. The Goddess of the Yangtze, as it was known, was also the lone representative of an entire and ancient branch of the Tree of Life. But perhaps the greater tragedy is that its status as one of the world's most threatened mammals had been widely recognized, yet despite wide publicity virtually no international funds became available. A compelling read by a young naturalist, Samuel Turvey tells the story of the plight of the Yangtze River Dolphin from his unique perspective as a conservation biologist deeply involved in the struggle to save the dolphin. This is both a celebration of a beautiful and remarkable animal that once graced one of China's greatest rivers, its natural history and its role as a cultural symbol; and also a personal, eyewitness account of the failures of policy and the struggle to get funds that led to its tragic demise. It is a true cautionary tale that we must learn from, for there are countless other threatened species that will suffer from the same human mistakes, and whose loss we shall not know until it is too late.
Author: Samuel Turvey Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA ISBN: 0199549486 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 250
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Samuel Turvey here tells the story of the plight of the Yangtze River Dolphin from his unique perspective as a conservation biologist deeply involved in the struggle to save this species. His book is at once a celebration of a beautiful and remarkable animal that once graced one of China's greatest rivers; a study of the dolphin's natural history and its role as a cultural symbol; and a personal, eyewitness account of the failure to obtain funds that led to the dolphin's demise.
Author: Boris M. Culik Publisher: UN ISBN: 9783937429922 Category : Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic and North Seas Languages : en Pages : 0
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Toothed whales occur in a wide range of marine and freshwater habitats, from the Arctic to the tropics. Some species live in large river systems such as the Amazon, Ganges, Indus and Yangtze. This encyclopedia on all 72 species of toothed whales includes the most recent scientific findings on the distribution, migration, behaviour and threats to this group of whales.
Author: Annemarie Surlykke Publisher: Springer ISBN: 1461491460 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 312
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Two groups of animals, bats and odontocetes (toothed whales), have independently developed the ability to orient and detect prey by biosonar (echolocation). This active mechanism of orientation allows these animals to operate under low light conditions. Biosonar is a conceptual overview of what is known about biosonar in bats and odontocetes. Chapters are written by bat and odontocetes experts, resulting in collaborations that not only examine data on both animals, but also compare and contrast mechanisms. This book provides a unique insight that will help improve our understanding of biosonar in both animal groups.
Author: Randall R. Reeves Publisher: World Conservation Union ISBN: 9782831705132 Category : Cetacea Languages : en Pages : 0
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This compilation brings together current information on the status of Asian freshwater cetacean populations, the factors that have caused their recent declines, and what can be done to improve their chances for survival. Includes papers on water development issues, the Yangtze River Dolphin (Baiji), the Ganges River Dolphin (Susu), and porpoises. In the final section, five papers address methods of studying freshwater cetaceans.
Author: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Publisher: IUCN ISBN: 9782880329365 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 450
Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Chinese river dolphin Languages : en Pages : 12
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"The baiji/Chinese river Dolphin/Yangtze River Dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer) was listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in 1989. The Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service has completed a 5-year of the status of the species. A 5-year review is a periodic analysis of a species' status conducted to ensure that the listing classification of a species as threatened or endangered on the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants (List) (50 CFR 17.11 - 17.12) is accurate. The 5- year review is required by section 4(c)(2) ofthe Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA) and was prepared pursuant to the joint National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife 5 year Review Guidance and template (USFWS and NMFS 2006). The NMFS Office of Protected Resources led the 5-year review. We relied on peer-reviewed publications, and government and technical reports. We gathered information through September 2017"--Page 1.
Author: Amie Jane Leavitt
Author: Amie Jane Leavitt
Author: Kaiya Zhou
Author: Samuel Turvey
Author: Samuel Turvey
Author: Randall R. Reeves
Author: Boris M. Culik
Author: Annemarie Surlykke
Author: Randall R. Reeves
Author: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
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