Dams are a big issue too. More than 50,000 dams have been built in the Yangtze basin since 1950, and more are planned. Dams divert and disrupt the natural flows of the river, which affects wildlife ...

and a navigable length of more than 70,000 kilometers which makes the Yangtze River the major water transport artery between west and east. The river used to be a natural barrier between north and ...

In the heart of the Yangtze River, a playful but critically endangered creature, often called the “Smiling Angel”, swims ...

A Yangtze finless porpoise plays in the water downstream of Gezhouba No. 1 lock of the Yangtze River in Yichang, Hubei province, China, Nov. 1, 2024.

In the last 2000 years, the Yangtze River has flooded more than ... what to do about the loss of the river's natural floodplain. Originally, the waters of the Mississippi spread over many thousand ...

BEIJING, Nov. 6, 2024 /CNW/ -- The Yangtze River Cultural and Artistic Season officially wrapped up on Monday with closing ...

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 ...

Embark on the G8388 to experience the various attractions of the Yangtze River Delta region, where natural and human landscapes are connected by this convenient transportation loop. Departure and ...

A water buffalo was recently spotted on the side of the Yangtze River in East China’s Jiangsu Province, with surveillance footage capturing the animal’s incredible 5.4-kilometer swim across ...

Ukraine fooled Russia with the same deceptions Germany used at WWII's Battle of the Bulge Elliott Heffernan, the 11-Year-Old ...

This phase was crucial: teaching her to adapt to the river's natural conditions ... creating the world's first wild porpoise observation guide, with the Yangtze porpoise ecological map and guide ...