Dolphin rescue
Published: April 10, 2006
CHINA will set up its first reserve for the endangered white dolphin, known as the “panda of the ocean” because of its slim survival chance.
The city of Zhuhai, in the southern province of Guangdong, had set aside 460sq km in Guandi Bay for the reserve, with construction set to start by the end of the year, the state-run Xinhua news agency said.
There are about 2000 white dolphins left in China, and more than half live in the Pearl River estuary in the south, according to Chen Jialin, an official in charge of white dolphin rescue efforts.
The dolphins were also known as the goddess of the Yangzte River but few have been seen there for years.
“Pollutants discharged into the water by paper mills, chemical plants and plating factories along the river has been destroying the dolphins’ habitat,” Mr Chen said.
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