Download or read book Witness to Extinction written by Samuel Turvey and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2009 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Samuel Turvey here tells the story of the plight of the Yangtze River Dolphin from his unique perspective as a conservation biologist deeply involved in the struggle to save this species. His book is at once a celebration of a beautiful and remarkable animal that once graced one of China's greatest rivers; a study of the dolphin's natural history and its role as a cultural symbol; and a personal, eyewitness account of the failure to obtain funds that led to the dolphin's demise.

Download or read book Chinese River Dolphins written by Kristin Petrie and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2006-08-15 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces characteristics, habitat, and behaviors of the Chinese river dolphin.

Download or read book Threat to the Yangtze River Dolphin written by Amie Jane Leavitt and published by Mitchell Lane. This book was released on 2020-02-04 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yangtze River dolphins, also known as Baiji, have splashed in the waters of Chinas Yangtze River for millions of years. The Chinese people have always loved these mammals. They considered the Baiji to be a beautiful part of their river, and they have told many stories about them. Today, the Yangtze is a very different place. Trash floats in the water, and toxic chemicals pollute it. Thousands of boats travel up and down the river every day, and people use dangerous fishing equipment with sharp rolling hooks. The Yangtze River is no longer a safe place for the Baiji to live. Most of them have died out. Scientists worry that it might be too late for these dolphins. Is there any way to save them?

Download or read book Baiji written by Kaiya Zhou and published by Stone Wall Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Baiji Chinese River Dolphin Yangtze River Dolphin Lipotes Vexillifer 5 year Review written by and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The baiji/Chinese river Dolphin/Yangtze River Dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer) was listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in 1989. The Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service has completed a 5-year of the status of the species. A 5-year review is a periodic analysis of a species' status conducted to ensure that the listing classification of a species as threatened or endangered on the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants (List) (50 CFR 17.11 - 17.12) is accurate. The 5- year review is required by section 4(c)(2) ofthe Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA) and was prepared pursuant to the joint National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife 5 year Review Guidance and template (USFWS and NMFS 2006). The NMFS Office of Protected Resources led the 5-year review. We relied on peer-reviewed publications, and government and technical reports. We gathered information through September 2017"--Page 1.

Download or read book Witness to Extinction written by Sam Turvey and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Witness to Extinction' tells the story of the plight of the Yangtze River dolphin. It is both a celebration of a remarkable animal that once graced China's greatest river, and a personal, eyewitness account of the failures of policy and the struggle to get funds that led to the tragic demise of a species.

Download or read book Yangtze River written by Paul Manning and published by Smart Apple Media. This book was released on 2015-08 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Beginning on a plateau in Tibet, readers will journey down Asia's longest river in this exciting adventure. Traveling through China, readers will learn about the rare Yangtze dolphins, terraced farmlands, various cultures, the giant Three Gorges Dam, and much more!"

Download or read book Anatomy of Dolphins written by Bruno Cozzi and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2016-09-21 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Anatomy of Dolphins: Insights into Body Structure and Function is a precise, detailed, fully illustrated, descriptive, and functionally oriented text on the anatomy and morphology of dolphins. It focuses on a number of delphinid species, with keynotes on important dolphin-like genera, such as the harbor porpoise. It also serves as a useful complement for expanding trends and emphases in molecular biology and genetics. The authors share their life-long expertise on marine mammals in various disciplines. Written as a team rather than being prepared as a collection of separate contributions, the result is a uniform and comprehensive style, giving each of the different topics appropriate space. Many color figures, which use the authors’ access to wide collections of unique dolphin and whale material, round out this exceptional offering to the field. Includes high-quality illustrations, drawings, halftone artwork, photographic documentations, microphotos, and tables detailing dolphin anatomy, function, and morphology Facilitates education and training of students of all basic research and applied sciences dedicated to marine biology and the medical care of marine mammals Brings together the current knowledge and information on this topic, including those in obscure past or non-English publications, or scattered in short chapters in volumes Covers a number of delphinid species and serves as a useful complement for expanding trends in molecular biology and genetics

Download or read book A New River dolphin from China written by Gerrit Smith Miller and published by . This book was released on 1918 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Baiji Dolphin written by Aaron Carr and published by Av2 by Weigl. This book was released on 2015-07-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The baiji dolphin is believed to have gone extinct in the early 2000s. No one has seen a baiji in nature since 2002. The baiji had some of the most advanced sonar of any dolphin species. Learn more about this remarkable animal in Baiji Dolphin, an Extinct Animals book.

Download or read book Biology and Conservation of Freshwater Cetaceans in Asia written by Randall R. Reeves and published by World Conservation Union. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compilation brings together current information on the status of Asian freshwater cetacean populations, the factors that have caused their recent declines, and what can be done to improve their chances for survival. Includes papers on water development issues, the Yangtze River Dolphin (Baiji), the Ganges River Dolphin (Susu), and porpoises. In the final section, five papers address methods of studying freshwater cetaceans.

Download or read book Conservation of the Chinese River Dolphin written by Jian Yang and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Chinese River Dolphin Lipotes vexillifer (or Baiji) is one of the world's rarest freshwater cetaceans, with a population of only 200 remaining worldwide. It occurs only along a 1600 kilometre stretch of the Yangtze River, where it has been affected over the past decades by industrial and agricultural pollution, river traffic, and especially by fishing. The Department of River Dolphin Research has adopted a threefold approach to Baiji conservation: a) studies for captive breeding and reproductive biology, b) re-establishing of refuges for captive breeding, and c), the establishing of semi-natural reserves. Studies have been carried out since the 1970s, and refuges have been established in the 1980s.Recently, steps have been undertaken to establish the first Baiji reserve in Swan Oxbow Lake. [Author's abstract].

Download or read book Asian Dolphins and Other Marine Mammals written by Willow Clark and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2012-08-15 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not all dolphins live in the salty ocean. River dolphins have adapted to life in freshwater rivers. In Asia, the Ganges River dolphin and the Indus River dolphin make their homes in those rivers throughout India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Nepal. Interesting, full-color photographs will captivate readers and accessible text will engage them as they learn about these dolphins’ unique adaptations, their watery habitat, and why they are in danger of extinction.

Download or read book Island of the Blue Dolphins written by Scott O'Dell and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1960 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Far off the coast of California looms a harsh rock known as the island of San Nicholas. Dolphins flash in the blue waters around it, sea otter play in the vast kep beds, and sea elephants loll on the stony beaches. Here, in the early 1800s, according to history, an Indian girl spent eighteen years alone, and this beautifully written novel is her story. It is a romantic adventure filled with drama and heartache, for not only was mere subsistence on so desolate a spot a near miracle, but Karana had to contend with the ferocious pack of wild dogs that had killed her younger brother, constantly guard against the Aleutian sea otter hunters, and maintain a precarious food supply. More than this, it is an adventure of the spirit that will haunt the reader long after the book has been put down. Karana's quiet courage, her Indian self-reliance and acceptance of fate, transform what to many would have been a devastating ordeal into an uplifting experience. From loneliness and terror come strength and serenity in this Newbery Medal-winning classic.

Download or read book The Mekong written by Ian Charles Campbell and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2009-11-20 with total page 647 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mekong is the most controversial river in Southeast Asia, and increasingly the focus of international attention. It flows through 6 counties, China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Viet Nam. The 4 downstream countries have formed the Mekong River Commission to promote sustainable development of the river and many of their people depend on it for their subsistence ? it has possible the largest freshwater fishery in the world, and the Mekong waters support rice agriculture in the delta in Viet Nam (which produces about 40% of that country's food) as well as in Cambodia, Laos and Thailand. China is now building the first large mainstream dam on the river, and has proposals for several more. These dams are likely to affect the downstream countries. Several of the downstream countries also have plans for large scale hydropower and irrigation development which could also impact the river. This book will provide a solid overview of the biophysical environment of the Mekong together with a discussion of the possible impacts, biophysical, economic and social, of some possible development scenarios. It is intended to provide a technical basis which can inform the growing political and conservation debate about the future of the Mekong River, and those who depend on it. It is aimed at river ecologists, geographers, environmentalists and development specialists both in the basin and (especially) outside for whom access to this material is most difficult. This book will be the first comprehensive treatment of the Mekong system. The first comprehensive overview of all aspects of the Mekong River system Deals with a regionally critical ecosystem and one under threat The Mekong supports the world's largest freshwater fishery and provides water underpinning a major regional rice paddy system Presents the authoritative findings of the Mekong River Commission's research for a wider audience for the first time outside of limited distribution reports

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Download or read book Vaquita written by Brooke Bessesen and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2018-09-11 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Intrepid conservation detective story." --Nature "A lucid, informed, and gripping account...a must-read." --Science "Passionate...a heartfelt and alarming tale." --Publishers Weekly "Gripping...a well-told and moving tale of environmentalism and conservation." --Kirkus "Compelling." --Library Journal In 2006, vaquita, a diminutive porpoise making its home in the Upper Gulf of California, inherited the dubious title of world's most endangered marine mammal. Vaquita have been in decline for decades, dying in illegal gillnets intended for a giant fish, totoaba. Author Brooke Bessesen takes us to the Upper Gulf region in search of answers to a heart-wrenching dilemma. When diplomatic efforts to save the porpoise failed, Bessesen followed a scientific team in a binational effort to capture remaining vaquita and breed them in captivity--the only hope for their survival. In this fast-paced, soul-searing tale, she learned that there are no easy answers when extinction is profitable.