The media learned from the fishery administration department of Anqing City, Anhui Province on the 26th that a dead finless porpoise was found in Guanzhou waters of Anqing section of the Yangtze River on the afternoon of February1this month. The finless porpoise has rotted, and the specific cause of death needs further investigation by experts.

On the afternoon of the same day, the police of Anqing Police Station of Anqing Branch of Changhang Public Security Bureau found a dead finless porpoise while patrolling Guanzhou waters in Anqing section of the Yangtze River. After on-site inspection, the dead finless porpoise was about 1 m long and weighed more than 20 kilograms, and its body had rotted. At present, the dead finless porpoise body has been transported back to Anqing fishery administration for preservation.

The finless porpoise is a rare and protected animal in China. 20 12 is listed in the Red List of Endangered Species of the World Conservation Union and is known as the "giant panda in the water". In the first scientific research in 2006, the population of Yangtze finless porpoise was about 1800. Six years later, in 2065,438+02, this number became 65,438+0,045. According to the statistics of the finless porpoise rescue alliance, more than 20 finless porpoises were found dead last year alone.

"The reduction of finless porpoises represents the overall degradation of the Yangtze River ecosystem." Professor Yu Daoping, who is committed to the protection and research of finless porpoises, said. Regarding the death of the finless porpoise, experts believe that shipping, sand mining, illegal fishing and water pollution may all lead to the death of the finless porpoise. It is urgent to save the finless porpoise. It is imperative to strengthen the comprehensive management of the Yangtze River environment, prevent the living environment of finless porpoises from deteriorating further, and fundamentally repair and improve the ecological environment of the Yangtze River.