2018,21On the afternoon of March 25th, a dead finless porpoise was found in Guanzhou waters of Anqing section of the Yangtze River. The finless porpoise has rotted, and the specific cause of death needs further investigation by experts.

When the police of Anqing Police Station of Changhang Public Security Bureau patrolled Guanzhou waters, they found a dead finless porpoise and promptly notified the relevant departments to deal with it. 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 body of finless porpoise has been transported back to Anqing fishery administration for preservation.

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Information about finless porpoise:

1.Since 1980s, the number of Yangtze finless porpoises has dropped sharply. 199 1 year, the number of Yangtze finless porpoises is more than 2,700. In 2006, after more than a month's investigation, the international joint investigation team found that the number of Yangtze finless porpoises was insufficient 1800.

2. Yangtze finless porpoises are distributed in the Yangtze River and some sections of Dongting Lake and Poyang Lake, and the number is only about 1, 200- 1, 500, and it is decreasing at the rate of 5%- 10% every year. "If the protection is not good, it is estimated that the Yangtze finless porpoise will be extinct in 10- 15.

3. At the entrance of Dongting Lake, hundreds of sand dredgers and busy water traffic will not only directly harm the Yangtze finless porpoise, but also destroy its habitat. It is not uncommon for fishermen to accidentally injure finless porpoises due to fishing operations.

People's Daily Online-A dead finless porpoise was found in Anqing section of the Yangtze River.