The Chinese white dolphin is in danger. The iconic pink-coloured sea mammal, selected as the symbol of Hong Kong’s handover to the mainland exactly 20 years ago, has dropped in numbers in Hong ...

A group of Chinese white dolphins was recently spotted frolicking in the waters near the Double Happiness Island in Zhangzhou Development Zone, Zhangzhou, Fujian province. [Photo by Qiu Xiaohua ...

Marine conservation NGO Hong Kong Dolphin Conservation Society (HKDCS) says the number of Chinese white dolphins in Hong Kong waters dropped from 188 in 2003 to a low of 32 in 2019. “Although ...

But subsequent taxonomy revisions now identify the Taiwanese humpback dolphin as a subspecies of the Chinese white dolphin. In response to a 2016 petition by the Center and allies, the Fisheries ...

Available data indicate that the number of white-flag dolphins, also known as Chinese river dolphins, has dwindled to less than 100. Already considered the world's rarest dolphin species ...

A previous petition to list this subspecies under the ESA failed because NMFS concluded that it was not genetically distinct from the Chinese white dolphin that swims in deeper waters closer to ...

Marine scientist Lindsay Porter of the University of St. Andrews said the mammals--also known as Chinese white dolphins and ... connect Hong Kong and Macau. Dolphin numbers in the area had jumped ...