Massless dolphins die in China

Determination of 12 finless dolphins, including one pregnant, was found around Dong Dinh Lake, Hunan Province - China in the past 1.5 months, causing deep concern for rare animals this.

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According to scientists, dolphins do not live in the Yangtze River and neighboring lakes for more than 20 million years and are in danger of extinction within the next 15 years. It is estimated that there are only less than 1000 left-sided dolphins on the Yangtze River while this figure in 1991 was about 2700.

Volunteers at Nhac Duong carry a dolphin from the Lake Dong Lake

'Clearly, prolonged drought and low water levels due to climate change as well as an increase in fishing activities are narrowing the dolphins' enclosure habitats, thereby increasing their risk of extinction. . This is the first time I have heard many dolphins die in such a short time, ' said Wang Kexiong, an expert at the Aquatic Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Xu Yaping, a journalist in Yueyang City, Hunan Province, said that when the dead fish were killed, no food was found in their digestive system. Professor Xie Yongjun from Yueyang Vocational and Technical College also confirmed that three dolphins were killed without any injuries. Thus, dolphins can die due to pollution, starvation or disease.

The body of a rare, non-finned dolphin has just died in Dong Dinh Lake

Nhac Duong Fisheries and Livestock Products Office has taken water samples at Dong Dinh Lake to check and the results will be announced soon. According to local fishermen, Dong Dinh lake water has been seriously polluted recently and the phenomenon of fish and some other aquatic species is not rare.