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

How finless porpoises survive dry season in China's largest freshwater lake

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