Rare finless porpoises spotted in Yangtze River
Xinhua, July 29, 2015 Adjust font size:
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The finless porpoise, listed under state second-level protection, live mainly in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Dongting Lake and Poyang Lake. [File photo/Xinhua] |
More than 10 rare finless porpoises have been spotted at the Miaozui section of the Yangtze River, local fisheries authorities announced on Tuesday.
Several fishermen in Aijia Township in Yichang City of central China's Hubei Province spotted the fish in the Yangtze River last Friday, according to He Guangwen, head of the city's fisheries administrative office.
"It's very rare to see so many finless porpoises at the same time," He said. "Such a scene hasn't been spotted in more than a decade."
The finless porpoise, listed under state second-level protection, live mainly in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Dongting Lake and Poyang Lake.
The total population of the species is only about a thousand.