"Smile of Yangtze River", finless porpoise more endangered than panda

VCG Published: 2018-12-20 17:46:05
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This picture taken on November 9, 2018 shows a Yangtze finless porpoise being fed at Tianezhou national nature reserve in Shishou. One of the world's few freshwater porpoise sub-species and only aquatic mammal left in China's longest river, the Yangtze finless porpoise is critically endangered due to pollution, overfishing, hydroelectric dams and shipping traffic. - TO GO WITH: China-environment-conservation-animal-porpoise. [Photo: VCG]

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