Experts say, this many protected species dying in such a short amount of time is uNPRecedented in the ecological history of the Yangtze River. The present high rate of death signifies that the river dolphin might be the Yangtze River Basin's primary population faced with extinction.
据悉，江豚是被列入《濒危野生动植物种国际贸易公约》的国家二级保护动物，被称作长江生态的“活化石”和“水中大熊猫”。整个长江流域这一物种也仅仅只剩下约1200头左右，其种群数量甚至已经比国宝大熊猫还少。图为4月13日，湖南省岳阳市渔政站工作人员对死亡的江豚进行体征勘察。