The ban has been applied at the main river course and key tributaries. Poyang Lake is home to the endangered Yangtze finless porpoise, while nearly 98 per cent of all Siberian cranes, a critically ...

A third of all the inhabitants of China (which means more than 400 million people) live in the area covered by the Yangtze’s river basin. The Yangtze basin provides about half of all the fish eaten in ...

Wetlands in the Middle Yangtze River Basin (MYRB) are facing significant ecological challenges due to climate change and ...

As the first town along the Yangtze River's entry into Hunan province, Dongshan township exemplifies how balancing nature and economic development can forge a sustainable, prosperous future for ...

In the last 2000 years, the Yangtze River has flooded more ... tons of yellow mud choke the channel, causing the river to overflow and change course. In its lower reaches, the river bed has ...

The Yangtze river’s finless porpoise is one of the very few porpoises (relatives of dolphins and whales) that live in fresh water. Its small size and cute 'smile' make it much loved in China and ...

An aerial drone photo taken on March 21, 2025 shows the Tuotuo River in the source region of the Yangtze River in northwest China's Qinghai Province. Photo: Xinhua An aerial drone photo taken on ...

When reviewing the photos, he saw something he hadn’t noticed before: A mountain shaped like a dog’s head rested on the ground next to the Yangtze River, its snout perched at the water’s edge.

Biqiong Wu is at the Hubei Key Laboratory of Intelligent Yangtze and Hydroelectric Science, China Yangtze Power Company, Yichang, China. China’s Yangtze River is the longest in Eurasia and the ...

Wetlands in the Middle Yangtze River Basin (MYRB) are facing significant ecological challenges due to climate change and ...