Yangtze finless porpoise: Highly endangered mammal trying to cope with constant shipping, dredging and underwater construction
Monday, October 21, 2013 - 10:30
in Biology & Nature
The Yangtze finless porpoise, which inhabits the high-traffic waters near the Three Gorges Dam in China, is highly endangered, with only about 1,000 animals alive today. Scientists are using medical technology to shed new light on this species' critical sense of hearing in a waterway punctuated by constant shipping, dredging, and underwater construction.