Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Rare river dolphin [probably] 'now extinct'. :(

A freshwater dolphin found only in China is now "likely to be extinct", a team of scientists has concluded. The researchers failed to spot any Yangtze river dolphins, also known as baijis, during an extensive six-week survey of the mammals' habitat. It would be the first extinction of a large vertebrate for over 50 years.

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