Chinese River Dolphin "Functionally" Extinct

The extinction of the baili, a mostly blind pointy nosed fresh water dolphinfrom the Yangtze River could be the first large mammal extinction documented in 50 years. For six weeks a research team from six nations searched the yangtze for signs of the Baiji without any luck. The Baiji, separated from other Dolphins, Whales and aquatic mammals over 20 million years ago. This extinction is significant since this species was not overhunted, but probably died out due to overfishing techniques like "electrofishing".
for more info visit the Baiji research page or read on the article on the BBC.

posted by M.A.R.T. at 10:36 AM