Beijing News reporter learned from Yueyang Dongting ecological protection association that members of the association found a dead finless porpoise in Dongting Lake today, with two bricks tied to its tail fin. A staff member of Yueyang fishery administration station said that he had been involved in the investigation. At present, the cause of death of finless porpoise is being identified.
After the finless porpoise was salvaged ashore, the on-site staff found that the finless porpoise's tail fin was bound with bricks. Picture provided by the interviewee
A member of Yueyang Dongting Ecological Protection Association told the Beijing news that at about 9 a.m. this morning, they received a response from fishermen that a dead Yangtze finless porpoise was found in the waters of Yueyang Dongting Lake Bridge. Subsequently, they and the staff of Yueyang fishery administration station salvaged the past.
"The finless porpoise weighs 43 kg, is 1.52 meters long, has slight scratches on its body surface, and its tail fin is bound with nylon rope and hung with red bricks." The above members said that after they salvaged the finless porpoise ashore, they found it was a male finless porpoise with mild decay. It is suspected that someone tied the brick to the finless porpoise's tail fin with nylon rope, resulting in the finless porpoise's inability to swim and finally died.
A staff member of Yueyang fishery administration station said that at present, it has been involved in the investigation, the cause of death of the finless porpoise is being identified, and the follow-up investigation progress will be announced.
It is understood that finless porpoises usually live in the sea area at the junction of salt and fresh water. They can also live in the fresh water of rivers and rivers. They like to live alone and sometimes in groups. In 2013, finless porpoises were listed as extremely dangerous species in the IUCN Red List of endangered species. On July 24, 2018, the Ministry of agriculture and rural areas issued a document saying that the number of Yangtze finless porpoises is decreasing, leaving only about 1012.