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Baiji

Educational resources on Baiji

Baiji or Lipotes vexillifer is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Critically Endangered due to A1bc, C2b, D. IUCN Profile of the Baiji

Academic web links for the Baiji.


In Search of the Baiji
Nanjing. In Nanjing, we spoke with Dr. Zhou Kaiya, a Professor of Zoology in the Department of Biology at Nanjing Normal University. He is perhaps the most experienced of
spider.ipac.caltech.edu/staff/hoard/baiji/baiji02.html

ADW: Lipotes vexillifer: Information
Lipotes vexillifer, also known by the common name baiji, is found in China in the mouth of the Chang Jiang (Yangtze) to a point about 1900 km up the river, as well as in the middle
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Lipotes_vexillifer.html

In Search of the Baiji
Update 2006: The baiji is the first cetacean to become extinct in modern times, as well as the first large mammal driven to extinction primarily by human destruction
spider.ipac.caltech.edu/staff/hoard/baiji

In Search of the Baiji
Bibliography. Here are references to sources of information about China and the baiji. If anyone out there knows of any other good books or web sites about China, we'd
spider.ipac.caltech.edu/staff/hoard/baiji/baiji11.html

ASK Archive 2003: Baiji River Dolphin extinction
Hi. I'm wondering about the bajij Dolphin and there where abouts of the decline in the population.Can you please provide me with some information
whale.wheelock.edu/archives/ask03/0170.html

In Search of the Baiji
Public Awareness of the Baiji. In addition to learning about the baiji from the scientists who study them, we were interested in learning what level of awareness the average
spider.ipac.caltech.edu/staff/hoard/baiji/baiji06.html

for spider: static text only
Baiji may still enter some of these lakes during periods of intense flooding. Ecology and Behavior: Habitat: River. Groups of two to six baiji are most commonly seen, but aggregations
seamap.env.duke.edu/species/tsn/180409

In Search of the Baiji
Tongling. Tongling is a small city on the shore of the Yangtze River about halfway between Nanjing and Wuhan. Tongling's main industry is copper mining, and it is the site
spider.ipac.caltech.edu/staff/hoard/baiji/baiji03.html

In Search of the Baiji
Wuhan and Qi Qi the Baiji. We were quite eager to visit Wuhan for several reasons. First and foremost, the world's only captive specimen of the baiji, “Qi Qi,� is housed
spider.ipac.caltech.edu/staff/hoard/baiji/baiji04.html

In Search of the Baiji
Conclusions. Unfortunately, our main conclusion is a sad one: it seems inevitable that the baiji will become extinct soon (see Update 2006).
spider.ipac.caltech.edu/staff/hoard/baiji/baiji10.html







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