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AmazingAnhui | Breeder of Yangtze finless porpoise in E China

(240519) -- HEFEI, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Bajin walks towards the river bank to feed Yangtze finless porpoises at a Yangtze finless porpoise relocation conservation base in Tongling River Dolphin National Nature Reserve in Tongling, east China's Anhui Province, May 10, 2024. Known as the "giant panda of the water," the Yangtze finless porpoise, which is under top-level state protection in China, is an important indicator of the health of the Yangtze River ecology. This species can only be found in the middle and lower main streams of the Yangtze River. Zhang Bajin, 62, an ex-crewman of the cargo ship on the Yangtze River, has been working as a breeder at a Yangtze finless porpoise relocation conservation base in Tongling River Dolphin National Nature Reserve since 2006. After a dozen years of care and feeding, Zhang can distinguish each Yangtze finless porpoise through subtle differences. Thanks to the joint efforts of Zhang and his colleagues, the number of Yangtze finless porpoise in the base has

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AmazingAnhui | Breeder of Yangtze finless porpoise in E China

(240519) -- HEFEI, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Yangtze finless porpoise is seen at a Yangtze finless porpoise relocation conservation base in Tongling River Dolphin National Nature Reserve in Tongling, east China's Anhui Province, May 10, 2024. Known as the "giant panda of the water," the Yangtze finless porpoise, which is under top-level state protection in China, is an important indicator of the health of the Yangtze River ecology. This species can only be found in the middle and lower main streams of the Yangtze River. Zhang Bajin, 62, an ex-crewman of the cargo ship on the Yangtze River, has been working as a breeder at a Yangtze finless porpoise relocation conservation base in Tongling River Dolphin National Nature Reserve since 2006. After a dozen years of care and feeding, Zhang can distinguish each Yangtze finless porpoise through subtle differences. Thanks to the joint efforts of Zhang and his colleagues, the number of Yangtze finless porpoise in the base has grown from four to more than a dozen now

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AmazingAnhui | Breeder of Yangtze finless porpoise in E China

(240519) -- HEFEI, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Bajin feeds Yangtze finless porpoises at a Yangtze finless porpoise relocation conservation base in Tongling River Dolphin National Nature Reserve in Tongling, east China's Anhui Province, May 10, 2024. Known as the "giant panda of the water," the Yangtze finless porpoise, which is under top-level state protection in China, is an important indicator of the health of the Yangtze River ecology. This species can only be found in the middle and lower main streams of the Yangtze River. Zhang Bajin, 62, an ex-crewman of the cargo ship on the Yangtze River, has been working as a breeder at a Yangtze finless porpoise relocation conservation base in Tongling River Dolphin National Nature Reserve since 2006. After a dozen years of care and feeding, Zhang can distinguish each Yangtze finless porpoise through subtle differences. Thanks to the joint efforts of Zhang and his colleagues, the number of Yangtze finless porpoise in the base has grown from four to more than a

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AmazingAnhui | Breeder of Yangtze finless porpoise in E China

(240519) -- HEFEI, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 10, 2024 shows Zhang Bajin feeding Yangtze finless porpoises at a Yangtze finless porpoise relocation conservation base in Tongling River Dolphin National Nature Reserve in Tongling, east China's Anhui Province. Known as the "giant panda of the water," the Yangtze finless porpoise, which is under top-level state protection in China, is an important indicator of the health of the Yangtze River ecology. This species can only be found in the middle and lower main streams of the Yangtze River. Zhang Bajin, 62, an ex-crewman of the cargo ship on the Yangtze River, has been working as a breeder at a Yangtze finless porpoise relocation conservation base in Tongling River Dolphin National Nature Reserve since 2006. After a dozen years of care and feeding, Zhang can distinguish each Yangtze finless porpoise through subtle differences. Thanks to the joint efforts of Zhang and his colleagues, the number of Yangtze finless porpoise in the ba

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AmazingAnhui | Breeder of Yangtze finless porpoise in E China

(240519) -- HEFEI, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 10, 2024 shows a Yangtze finless porpoise relocation conservation base in Tongling River Dolphin National Nature Reserve in Tongling, east China's Anhui Province. Known as the "giant panda of the water," the Yangtze finless porpoise, which is under top-level state protection in China, is an important indicator of the health of the Yangtze River ecology. This species can only be found in the middle and lower main streams of the Yangtze River. Zhang Bajin, 62, an ex-crewman of the cargo ship on the Yangtze River, has been working as a breeder at a Yangtze finless porpoise relocation conservation base in Tongling River Dolphin National Nature Reserve since 2006. After a dozen years of care and feeding, Zhang can distinguish each Yangtze finless porpoise through subtle differences. Thanks to the joint efforts of Zhang and his colleagues, the number of Yangtze finless porpoise in the base has grown from four to more than a dozen now.

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AmazingAnhui | Breeder of Yangtze finless porpoise in E China

(240519) -- HEFEI, May 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Bajin prepares fish to feed Yangtze finless porpoises at a Yangtze finless porpoise relocation conservation base in Tongling River Dolphin National Nature Reserve in Tongling, east China's Anhui Province, May 10, 2024. Known as the "giant panda of the water," the Yangtze finless porpoise, which is under top-level state protection in China, is an important indicator of the health of the Yangtze River ecology. This species can only be found in the middle and lower main streams of the Yangtze River. Zhang Bajin, 62, an ex-crewman of the cargo ship on the Yangtze River, has been working as a breeder at a Yangtze finless porpoise relocation conservation base in Tongling River Dolphin National Nature Reserve since 2006. After a dozen years of care and feeding, Zhang can distinguish each Yangtze finless porpoise through subtle differences. Thanks to the joint efforts of Zhang and his colleagues, the number of Yangtze finless porpoise in the base has grown from four

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Ex-crewman of irradiated Lucky Dragon No.5

TOKYO, Japan - Matashichi Oishi, a former crew member of the Japanese trawler Lucky Dragon No. 5 which was exposed to radiation from a U.S. hydrogen bomb test at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific, speaks about his experience during a meeting in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2011. Oishi said people should not forget about the terrors of nuclear weapons.

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Ex-crewman of irradiated Lucky Dragon No.5

TOKYO, Japan - Matashichi Oishi, a former crew member of the Japanese trawler Lucky Dragon No. 5 which was exposed to radiation from a U.S. hydrogen bomb test at Bikini Atoll in the Pacific, speaks about his experience during a meeting in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2011. Oishi said people should not forget about the terrors of nuclear weapons. (Kyodo)