On 28 October, Nanjing authorities announced that an intelligent monitoring system, including underwater acoustics, will be established in the Nanjing Yangtze Finless Porpoise Provincial Nature Reserve. The-one-of-a kind porpoise, known as “baiji” in Chinese, was brought to the verge of extinction earlier in the 2010s. Established in September of 2014, the Reserve has a total area … Continue reading Once-Virtually-Extinct Porpoise to Receive Underwater Protection