Researchers have debated the best management plan for highly endangered fish species since the 1980s. Researchers have debated the best management plan for highly endangered fish species since the 1980s.
Aiming at increasing the proliferation of fish in the Yangtze River for this autumn season, more than 850,000 rare fish were recently released from the Yangtze River Park in Yibin, Southwest China s Sichuan Province, and the Baihetan reservoir area in Yunnan Province s Zhaotong city, which is known for its hydropower project.
Over the past three months, police in Anhui Province have detained two men for poaching Chinese sturgeons. The move reflects that China is drawing a line in the sand when it comes to conservation of the endangered species.
The Yangtze sturgeon, also known as Dabry’s sturgeon.
(CN) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife approved the listing of the Yangtze sturgeon under the Endangered Species Act on Friday in an effort to stave off the accelerated decline of the ancient fish species also known as Dabry’s sturgeon.
“Loss of individuals due to overharvesting on the Yangtze River is the main factor that contributed to the historical decline of the species,” Fish and Wildlife said in a document published to the Federal Register. “Despite conservation efforts, this species is still currently in decline, due primarily to the effects of dams and bycatch.”
CHENGDU, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) Chinese officials and researchers on Thursday released 80 Dabry sturgeon into the upper reaches of the Yangtze River in the latest