Revisiting finless porpoises after drought in China's Poyang Lake
STORY: Revisiting finless porpoises after drought in China's Poyang Lake
DATELINE: Jan. 17, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:45
LOCATION: JIUJIANG, China
CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the finless porpoises
2. various of the patrol
3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHAN BAISHAN, Head of the finless porpoise rescue team in Duchang County, Jiangxi Province
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YU SHUNYUAN, Member of the fishery administration team in Duchang County, Jiangxi Province
5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHAN BAISHAN, Head of the finless porpoise rescue team in Duchang County, Jiangxi Province
STORYLINE:
The Yangtze finless porpoise, known as the "giant panda of the water," is a barometer of the ecological environment in the Yangtze River basin.
The endangered species has nearly half of its population living in Poyang Lake, the country's largest freshwater lake in Jiangxi Province.
In November last year, the prolonged drought lowered the water level of the lake sharply. Over 100 finless porpoises were soon transferred to
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