Staff members carry a Yangtze finless porpoise to a transportation vehicle in central China's Hubei Province, April 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)
WUHAN, April 26 (Xinhua) -- China on Tuesday released four Yangtze finless porpoises under ex-situ conservation into the country's longest river Yangtze for the first time, with an aim to boost the population of this critically endangered species.
The newly released finless porpoises were all born in Tian'ezhou National Nature Reserve in central China's Hubei Province. It is one of the earliest ex-situ conservation areas for finless porpoises in the country.
Staff members transport Yangtze finless porpoises from an artificial pool to the Yangtze River in central China's Hubei Province, April 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)
Staff members try to push a vehicle for transporting Yangtze finless porpoises out of a muddy road in central China's Hubei Province, April 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)
Released Yangtze finless porpoises swim in the Yangtze River in central China's Hubei Province, April 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)
A staff member monitors the condition of released Yangtze finless porpoises on the bank of the Yangtze river in central China's Hubei Province, April 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)
Staff members transport Yangtze finless porpoises to an artificial pool before releasing them to the Yangtze River in central China's Hubei Province, April 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)
Staff members release Yangtze finless porpoises to the Yangtze River in central China's Hubei Province, April 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)
Staff members carry a Yangtze finless porpoise to be released on the bank of the Yangtze River in central China's Hubei Province, April 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)■
