The baiji (Lipotes vexillifer) is a possibly extinct species of river dolphin native to the Yangtze river system in China. It is thought to possibly be the first dolphin species driven to extinction due to …

The Chinese river dolphin, or baiji, holds the unenviable record of being the first dolphin species driven to extinction by human beings. The mighty Yangtze River in China was the baiji’s home …

The Yangtze River dolphin or baiji (Lipotes vexillifer) was an obligate river dolphin endemic to the middle-lower Yangtze River [Changjiang] drainage and the neighbouring Qiantang River in …

The baiji (Lipotes vexillifer) is a possibly extinct species of freshwater dolphin. It is thought to be the first dolphin species driven to extinction due to the impact of humans.

Sep 15, 2022 · The baiji, Lipotes vexillifer, was a species of dolphin found exclusively in China’s Yangtze River. It’s sometimes also known as the white dolphin or Chinese river dolphin.

Baiji are freshwater dolphins that inhabit the lower reaches of China's Yangtze and Quintangjiang rivers, and in the Poyang and Dongting lakes. They prefer to stay near large eddies that form …

Jul 25, 2025 · The baiji, or Yangtze River dolphin, stands as a symbol of global conservation challenges. This unique freshwater dolphin, once an apex predator in China’s Yangtze River, …

Dec 17, 2024 · The Baiji, also known as the Yangtze River dolphin, was a unique species found only in China’s Yangtze River. This dolphin is now likely extinct, as it has not been seen in …

The baiji, or Chinese river dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer), was native to China’s Yangtze River. Pale blue-gray above and lighter below, it grew to 2.4 metres (8 feet).

In January 1980, Chinese researchers from the Institute of Hydrobiology in Wuhan captured one baiji, the first of its kind in captivity. It died of natural causes in 2002.