Is baiji extinct?
Critically Endangered
Baiji/Conservation status
Why was baiji white dolphin extinct?
The baiji is one of only a few dolphin species that is known to have adapted from the ocean to a freshwater environment. The likely cause of the baiji’s decline is from the use of fishing nets with hooks that snag and drown the dolphins as bycatch. Other causes may include habitat degradation.
How many baiji white dolphins are left?
Historically, the Baiji was also found in Dongting and Poyang Lakes. Before 1900, there was a population around 3,000 to 5,000 individuals. Now there may be less than 10 and possibly extinct.
Where is baiji white dolphin found?
Yangtze River
The baiji is a freshwater dolphin found only in the Yangtze River, China. It is pale blue to gray on its dorsal (back) side and white on its ventral (belly) side.
When was the last baiji sighting?
2002
The last confirmed baiji sighting was in 2002; an exciting 2007 sighting eventually turned out to be a finless porpoise. The dolphin is the most recent large aquatic mammal to have gone extinct since the 1950s, when hunting and overfishing killed off the Caribbean monk seal.
When was the last time a baiji was seen?
When was the last time baiji was seen?
The last confirmed baiji sighting was in 2002; an exciting 2007 sighting eventually turned out to be a finless porpoise. The dolphin is the most recent large aquatic mammal to have gone extinct since the 1950s, when hunting and overfishing killed off the Caribbean monk seal.
How big is baiji?
370 lbsAdult
290 lbsAdult
Baiji/Mass
What is the scientific name for baiji?
Lipotes vexillifer
Baiji/Scientific names
Is the Pyrenean ibex extinct?
The Pyrenean ibex became extinct in January of 2000, when a falling tree landed on the last surviving member of the species. Three and a half years later, the Pyrenean ibex became extinct for the second time, when a newborn clone gasped her first and last breaths in a Spanish laboratory.