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Vladimir Putin: Shirtless, Lame Fisherman - 20 Aug 2007
AOL SPORTS,Keith Elliott of the Independent says the pic screams of shameless photo op, similar to old photos of Mao Tse-Tung swimming in the Yangtze River to
Global Warming Will Exacerbate Global Water Conflicts - 20 Aug 2007
Free Internet Press,In northern China, retreating glaciers and shrinking wetlands that feed the Yangtze River prompted researchers to warn that water supplies for hundreds of
Farewell to the Yangtze River Dolphin - Aug 10, 2007
TIMEThe Yangtze River dolphin, one of the world's rarest mammals, is no more, a victim of China's breakneck economic growth and competition for food with one of
Yangtze river dolphin driven to extinction - Aug 8, 2007
Guardian Unlimited,The Yangtze river dolphin, until recently one of the most endangered species on the planet, has been declared officially extinct following an intensive
Yangtze river dolphin declared extinct - Aug 8, 2007
Science Daily (press release)...full story Conservation Efforts For The Yangtze River (April 18, 2007) -- Deforestation, soil erosion, floods, and pollution are clogging up the Yangtze
World Wildlife Says Yangtze River Dolphins May Not Be Extinct - Aug 14, 2007
AHNThe Baiji was a freshwater dolphin found only in the Yangtze River in China. Nicknamed "Goddess of the Yangtze" in China, the dolphin was also called
Rescue comes too late as Yangtze River dolphin declared extinct - Aug 7, 2007
Scotsman,One British zoologist yesterday described the loss of the Yangtze River dolphin as a "shocking tragedy". It is the first extinction of a large vertebrate
Yangtze River Dolphin, RIP - Aug 15, 2007
Utne Reader OnlineA new name was added to the extinction list last week: the Yangtze river dolphin. According to the Guardian, the Yangtze dolphin "is the first large
Rare Yangtze River dolphin probably extinct: study - Aug 7, 2007
ReutersBy Michael Kahn LONDON (Reuters) - The long-threatened Yangtze River dolphin in China is probably extinct, according to an international team of researchers
Baiji River Dolphin May or May Not Be Extinct - Aug 12, 2007
Slashdot...ozmanjusri writes "Major news outlets are reporting that after 20 million years, Baiji (Yangtze River Dolphin) are now officially extinct.
Yangtze river dolphin is an ex-cetacean - Aug 8, 2007
Register,By Chris Williams → More by this author Scientists have today declared the Yangtze river dolphin extinct after an intensive survey failed to find evidence
Chinese river dolphin may not be extinct: expert - Aug 10, 2007
ABC Online,..."I'm pretty much sure there are a few of them left somewhere in the Yangtze River," he said. "I keep receiving reports from fishermen, they say they saw a
Flood peak on Yangtze River passes Wuhan safely - Aug 5, 2007
Xinhua,6 (Xinhua) -- The biggest flood peak on the Yangtze River so far this year have safely passed central China's Wuhan City with a population of 8 million and
RIP, Yangtze River (and certain pigs too) - Aug 13, 2007
Shanghaiist,The baiji, or Yangtze river dolphin, was only the latest victim: according to the first report, in the 1980s there were 126 forms of life in the river,
Yangtzse River dolphin 'now extinct' - Aug 7, 2007
Telegraph.co.uk,The Yangtze River dolphin was a remarkable mammal that separated from all other species over 20m years ago. "This extinction represents the disappearance of
Central China braces for biggest flood crest of Yangtze River - Jul 30, 2007
Xinhua,WUHAN, July 30 (Xinhua) -- The Three Gorges Dam is preparing to control the biggest flood crest from the upper Yangtze River this year to protect the middle
Chinese eco-city heralds revolution in urban living - Aug 16, 2007
CNNDongtan, the eco-city being built off the coast of Shanghai on the Yangtze River. With 20 percent of the world population living in China and national
"Living Fossil" Fish Making Last Stand in China - Aug 15, 2007
National Geographic,Thirty years ago there were 2000 spawning Chinese sturgeons in the Yangtze River every year. Now that number is down to several hundred.
Extinction of the Yangtze river dolphin is confirmed - Aug 8, 2007
Mongabay.comAfter an extensive six-week search scientists have confirmed the probable extinction of the baiji or Yangtze river dolphin.
‘Extinct’ call too early for river dolphin – WWF - Aug 14, 2007
Green Consumer Guide,Conservation group WWF has claimed that reports last week suggesting China’s Yangtze River Dolphin had become extinct were premature, and that although the
Rare river dolphin 'now extinct' - Aug 7, 2007
BBC News,The researchers failed to spot any Yangtze river dolphins, also known as baijis, during an extensive six-week survey of the mammals' habitat.
River dolphin is wiped out - Aug 7, 2007
Times Online,A six-week survey of the entire habitat range of the Yangtze river dolphin, or baiji, which is found only in the great Chinese river system,
Tire, time and trouble for a big adventure - Aug 13, 2007
China Daily,CHENG Yanhua, 41, from Hubei Province drifted into town the hard way yesterday - he had just paddled a truck tire for two months down the Yangtze River from
Yangtze River dolphin to be reclassified as ‘possibly extinct - Aug 7, 2007
Zee News,London, Aug 08: The Yangtze River dolphin, also known as Baiji, is no more, and the World Conservation Union (IUCN) will soon reclassify it as ‘possibly
Yangtze River Dolphin Declared Extinct - Aug 8, 2007
Post Chronicle...by Staff Scientists declared China's Yangtze river dolphin extinct Wednesday after weeks of searching failed to locate even one in 1000 miles of the busy
Tragedy as Chinese river dolphin declared extinct - Aug 13, 2007
Legalbrief (subscription),After more than 20m years on the planet, the Yangtze river dolphin has been officially declared extinct, the first species of cetacean to be driven from
China's 'national treasure' lost as Yangtze River Dolphin declared ... - Aug 8, 2007
Daily Mail,But today, the unique Yangtze River Dolphin, with its long snout and tiny eyes is officially dead. And with the extinction of the species we have lost
Retail sales in Yangtze River Delta cities rise by 15.8 pct year ... - Aug 8, 2007
Interfax.cn (subscription),INTERFAX-CHINA - Retail sales of consumer goods in 16 Yangtze River Delta cities in Zhejiang Province, Jiangsu Province and Shanghai Municipality reached
Goodbye to Yangtze river dolphin as species is driven to extinction - Aug 8, 2007
Hippy Shopper,Just over a year ago, Zoologists made a last ditch attempt to save the Yangtze river dolphin (or 'Baiji', which was native to the Yangtze River in China.
Yangtze River dolphins may be extinct, study warns - Aug 8, 2007
Earthtimes.orgA rare river dolphin found in the River Yangtze in China may be extinct, according to a report published in the Royal Society Biology Letters journals.
Yangtze River dolphins likely to be extinct - survey - Aug 8, 2007
Radio New Zealand,Researchers failed to spot any Yangtze River dolphins during an extensive six-week survey of their habitat. The team, writing in the Royal Society's Biology
Rare river dolphin likely extinct, scientists conclude - Aug 13, 2007
The California Aggie Online,After a six-week survey of the Yangtze River, a team of scientists has concluded that the baiji freshwater dolphin is likely extinct.
Yangtze dolphin 'functionally extinct': Researchers - Aug 10, 2007
China Daily,The long-threatened Yangtze River dolphin has been declared "functionally extinct" after an expedition late last year failed to find any,
Yangtze River dolphin 'extinct' - Aug 8, 2007
InTheNews.co.uk,Human activity has driven the Yangtze river dolphin to extinction, an international team of scientists has concluded. It is the first time in 50 years that
China’s river of life - Aug 8, 2007
Spiked,This morning’s newspapers report that the Yangtze river dolphin – a freshwater marine mammal found only in the Yangtze river that snakes 6300 kilometres
China's Giant River Fish, the World's Largest, Feared Extinct - Jul 26, 2007
National Geographic,..."I believe it's out there," said Wei, as he scanned the murky Yangtze River from his sleek, 63-foot (19-meter) rescue vessel. Wei is one of China's foremost
Should we worry about extinctions, or are they just a part of ... - Aug 9, 2007
Belfast Telegraph,Does the loss of a species such as the Yangtze river dolphin matter? Why is there not one in a zoo? Jeremy Laurance asks The Big Question Yesterday,
Huaihe River is seriously polluted, says new survey - Jul 27, 2007
Xinhua,The Huaihe River originates at Mount Taibai, central China's Henan Province, and runs eastward between the Yellow River and the Yangtze River,
Dolphin Species Goes Extinct Due to Humans - Aug 10, 2007
FOX NewsBy Charles Q. Choi The Yangtze River dolphin is now almost certainly extinct, making it the first dolphin that humans drove to extinction, scientists have
Huaihe River faces severe flood-control challenge - Jul 21, 2007
China Daily,The Huaihe River originates from Mount Taibai, Henan Province, and runs eastward between the Yellow River and the Yangtze River, cutting through Henan and
Yangtze River Express to start Shanghai-Luxembourg cargo airline - Jul 30, 2007
People's Daily Online,Yangtze River Express Airlines is to start the country's first Sino-European cargo airline in August, in a move to explore the overseas freight market and
A Strong Argument in Support of Tubeless Tyres - Aug 16, 2007
Tire Review,41-year-old Cheng Yanhua from China’s Hubei Province undertook a six week odyssey down the Yangtze River on a truck tyre inner tube.
Death of the last white fin dolphin - Aug 7, 2007
New Zealand Herald,To understand how devastating the extinction of the white-fin dolphin, you need to understand the importance of the Yangtze river to the Chinese national
Rainstorms to hit China's major river valleys - Jul 22, 2007
Xinhua,BEIJING, July 22 (Xinhua) -- Rainstorms are likely to hit China's Yangtze River and Huaihe River valleys from midnight Sunday to Monday, bringing strong
China's Massive New Dam Passes Its First Real Test - Aug 2, 2007
Washington Post,By Edward Cody The Yangtze River, flowing more than 3900 miles from the mountains of Tibet through fertile plains here in Hubei province and on to the East
Desaparece el delfín chino - Aug 10, 2007
BBC Mundo,The long-threatened Yangtze river dolphin in China is probably extinct, according to an international team of researchers. They say this marks the first
China Floods Kill 32, Yangtze Is Rising - Jul 26, 2007
Guardian Unlimited,...state media said Thursday, while a central city of 9 million was on high alert as the mighty Yangtze River approached dangerous heights.
Couple takes pet boa swimming - Aug 14, 2007
China Daily,A couple in Chongqing is so close with a boa they purchased that the trio swim together in the Yangtze River. Wang Qihuai and Wu Kunqun purchase the boa in
Outlook Poor for Chinese River Dolphin - Aug 8, 2007
TheCelebrityCafe.com,The outlook is grim for the Yangtze river dolphin. An international team of researchers combed 1500 km of the river in 2006 without spotting even one
China dolphin believed extinct - Aug 8, 2007
Aljazeera.net,...to really go ahead with these issues." Many who live along the Yangtze river and revered the Baiji dolphin, say a part of China's soul has gone forever.
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