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SCU academic voices fears for whales, dolphins - Sep 26, 2008 Lismore Northern Star,By EMMA O'NEILL EXTINCTION looms for the Yangtze River dolphin, and 14 species of the world's cetaceans are now also listed as threatened, researchers at Canadian researchers get rare pink dolphins added to endangered list - Sep 2, 2008 Canada.com,Only quick action will prevent these dolphins from going the way of the Yangtze River dolphin, which was declared effectively extinct after a six-week Humpback Whales Extinction Threat Eases as Dolphins Risk Grows - Aug 11, 2008 BloombergThe Yangtze River dolphin, or baiji, was listed as ``possibly extinct'' last year, and the vaquita, a porpoise that lives in Mexico's Gulf of California, Pandas take centre stage on Olympics-eve - Aug 6, 2008 Hindu,Saving pandas has been a priority for the government, and no costs have been spared — while animals such as the Yangtze river dolphin have died out. New expedition seeks evidence for survival of the 'extinct' Baiji - Apr 15, 2008 Mongabay.comThe Baiji, also known as the Yangtze River Dolphin, suffered from a large number of human-related threats, including over-fishing, pollution, increased boat We have a ‘moral obligation’ to save giant panda - Apr 3, 2008 ic Wales,...and had himself published a controversial paper in 2006 about the Yangtze river dolphin in which he suggested conservation efforts for the dolphin may Survey: World's rarest ape numbers doubled - Feb 1, 2008 Telegraph.co.uk,We didn't want the Cao Vit gibbon to go the way of the Yangtze river dolphin, which was declared extinct last year." Gibbons are apes, like chimps, Earth faces its sixth extinction - Jan 28, 2008 TheNewsTribune.com (subscription),...the verge of extinction, such as the Yangtze River dolphin, or, like the African black rhinoceros, confined to small, inadequately supportive habitats. China's Yangtze River less polluted than feared, Swiss scientists - Nov 2, 2007 Earthtimes,Water samples were taken in 2006 during an expedition searching for the Yangtze River dolphin or baiji. The Swiss researchers are the first scientists from Tracking threatened species - Nov 24, 2007 Boston Globe,Fishing, boat traffic, and pollution appear to have driven the Yangtze River dolphin to extinction, although scientists have not officially confirmed it. Conservation priorities: What to let go - Nov 7, 2007 Nature.com (subscription),...live to study their conservation — are the Yangtze River dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer), the long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus bruijni) of New Guinea, China's Yangtze River less polluted than feared, Swiss scientists - 02 Nov 2007 Earthtimes,Water samples were taken in 2006 during an expedition searching for the Yangtze River dolphin or baiji. The Swiss researchers are the first scientists from Canadian scientists race to save Taiwan's rare pink dolphins - Oct 10, 2007 Canada.com,The Trent group believes only quick action will prevent these dolphins from going the way of the Yangtze River dolphin, which was declared effectively The World’s Most Endangered Animals - Oct 11, 2007 The Van Der Galiën Gazette,Among them are, George of course, but also the Vancouver Island Marmot, the Yangtze River Dolphin, and the Red Wolf. Take a look at the list, at the photos. Keep DMZ a Place Of Peace - Oct 18, 2007 Korea Times,Most recently, we lost the Yangtze river dolphin, also known as the baiji. Dams, pollution, boat propellers, fishing nets, dynamite and loss of habitat More Species Than Ever Threatened With Extinction, Report Says - Oct 15, 2007 Voice of AmericaOne animal in extreme danger is the Yangtze River dolphin or baiji. Threats to its survival include fishing and pollution. IUCN officials said the baiji Half Of Nepal's Vulture Species In Danger - Oct 11, 2007 Gorkhapatra,In China, the Yangtze River Dolphin or Baiji has been listed as critically endangered. As the intensive search to trace the species has turned fruitless, Holidaymakers Urged to Resist Wildlife Souvenirs - 20 Aug 2007 Travel Connect,Earlier this month, scientists claimed that the Yangtze river dolphin is "likely to be extinct" due to a range of human-related activities. 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 declared extinct - Aug 8, 2007 Science Daily (press release)Site Of Human-dolphin Partnership Becomes Protected Area (June 23, 2006) -- The government of Myanmar has established a protected area for, of all things, 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, 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 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 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 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 Baiji River Dolphin May or May Not Be Extinct - Aug 11, 2007 Slashdot...ozmanjusri writes "Major news outlets are reporting that after 20 million years, Baiji (Yangtze River Dolphin) are now officially extinct. 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 World Wildlife Says Yangtze River Dolphins May Not Be Extinct - Aug 14, 2007 AHNNicknamed "Goddess of the Yangtze" in China, the dolphin was also called Chinese River Dolphin, Yangtze River Dolphin, Beiji, Whitefin Dolphin and Yangtze Rare river dolphin 'now extinct' - Aug 7, 2007 BBC News,..."The Yangtze river dolphin was a remarkable mammal that separated from all other species over 20 million years ago," Dr Turvey explained. 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 ‘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 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. Rare river dolphin likely extinct, scientists conclude - Aug 13, 2007 The California Aggie Online,..."The Yangtze river dolphin was a remarkable mammal that separated from all other species over 20 million years ago," said paper co-author Sam Turvey of the 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 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 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 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 dolphin extinction - Aug 8, 2007 BBC News,The long-threatened Yangtze river dolphin in China is probably extinct, according to an international team of researchers. They say this marks the first 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, 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, 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 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, 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 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: Rare dolphin species likely to be extinct - 10/08/2007 - Aug 10, 2007 Radio Australia,The disappearance of the Yangtze River dolphin, or baiji, is the first human-driven extinction of a large vertebrae for more than fifty years. 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, Yangtze Dolphin Declared Extinct - Aug 8, 2007 eFluxMedia (press release)...by John Wolper The unique Yangtze dolphin, only found in China’s largest river, has now been declared officially extinct, after six weeks intensive search Survival of the hitlist - Aug 8, 2007 The Northern Echo,The experts were forced to concede that the Yangtze River dolphin was now extinct. Its demise - the heavy river traffic deafened its sonar increasing its Chinese dolphin declared extinct due to human activity - Aug 8, 2007 Belfast Telegraph,Experts say the Yangtze River dolphin was killed off by human activity. Its disappearance is the first official extinction of its kind for more than 50 China's white dolphin likely extinct - Aug 8, 2007 Raw Story,..."The Yangtze River dolphin was a remarkable mammal that separated from all other species over 20 million years ago." International environmental group WWF Yangtze dolphin extinct - Aug 8, 2007 CBC.ca,An intensive six-week hunt for the Yangtze River dolphin, or baiji, in late 2006, covering the complete historical range of the dolphin in the main Yangtze Animals on death row: 10 most endangered - Aug 9, 2007 Mirror.co.uk,Man has made the Yangtze River Dolphin extinct .. many other species are on the edge By Ros Wynne-Jones 09/08/2007 This week the Yangtze River Dolphin was Dinosaurs, Dodos, Now Dolphins. . . What's Next? - Aug 10, 2007 Christian Broadcasting Network,While the dinosaurs have long been extinct, this year, China's Yangtze River dolphin, known as the baiji dolphin, has just joined their ranks. Tragic reminder of the challenge ahead - Aug 7, 2007 Scoop.co.nz,Scientists' conclusion that the Yangtze River dolphin or Baiji is functionally extinct is a cautionary reminder to New Zealanders that several of our rare First human-caused dolphin extinction reported - Aug 11, 2007 World Science,The freshwater Yangtze River dolphin, also known as baiji, seems to be no more, researchers said. The animal inhabited the middle and lower Yangtze River Freshwater dolphin declared extinct - Aug 8, 2007 TV3 News,The disappearance of the Yangtze River dolphin, or Baiji, represents the first human-driven extinction of a large vertebrae for more than fifty years. Chinese Dolphin Declared Extinct - Aug 8, 2007 Local6.com,Researchers in the Hubei Province said they blamed human activity -- unregulated fishing -- for the disappearance of the Baiji, or Yangtze River dolphin. Wake up! The bees are on their knees - Aug 9, 2007 Times Online,The extinction of the Yangtze River dolphin is mourned extravagantly because in its round, intelligent eyes we saw ourselves, before we killed it off. Shock as dolphin declared extinct - Aug 7, 2007 CBBC Newsround,The Yangtze River dolphin was worshipped in ancient times because some people thought it was a goddess. But it's feared that there aren't any more of the National Geographic, China launch study of critically endangered ... - Aug 1, 2007 Pravda,...construction on the Yangtze, blamed for decimating commercial fisheries all along the river and killing off species such as the Yangtze River dolphin. Desperate EFFORT TO SAVE 6 MINERS - Aug 7, 2007 Mirror.co.uk,The Yangtze River dolphin was wiped out by human exploitation of the river. The daughter of Republican US presidential candidate Rudolph Giuliani has backed In the latest episode of Science Weekly... - Aug 13, 2007 Guardian Unlimited,As well as that, we have conservation biologist Sam Turvey as our guest in the studio, discussing the plight of the Yangtze river dolphin which was declared Science Weekly for August 13 - Aug 13, 2007 Guardian Unlimited,...the plight of the Yangtze river dolphin, which last week became the first large vertebrate to be declared officially extinct in over half a century. Papers probe foot-and-mouth cause - Aug 7, 2007 BBC News,The Independent leads with the story of China's Yangtze river dolphin which has been declared extinct. After 20 million years of existence, "it was driven Politics this week - Aug 9, 2007 Economist,Zoologists failed to find a Yangtze River dolphin during a survey of the creature's historic range, the first likely extinction of a large vertebrate in 50 Sutter: My, how far we’ve come - Jul 25, 2007 Vail Daily News,The Yangtze River dolphin, paradise parrot and hula painted frog may also suggest that future consideration be given to what remains of the natural world Rare Yangtze River Dolphin in Perile Nov 16, 2006 Nov. 16, 2006 — A research expedition underway this week on China's mighty but polluted and traffic-choked Yangtze River is racing ... - Discovery Channel [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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