Monday 15 September 2014

BBC News: Ancient China fish 'nearly extinct'


Ancient China fish 'nearly extinct'

"Xinhua reported that no wild sturgeon reproduced naturally last year in the Yangtze river.

It was the first time since researchers began recording levels 32 years ago.

Chinese researches say the fall is due to rising levels of pollution in the Yangtze river and the construction of dozens of dams.

Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences also found that no young sturgeons were found swimming along the Yangtze toward the sea during the period they usually do so."

The Chinese sturgeon, thought to have existed for more than 140 million years, is now on the brink of extinction, say local media.

Read more:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-29201926


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