Yangtze finless porpoise, the only hydrophilous mammal in the Yangtze River, is facing extinction as there are only about 1,000 left in China and is reducing at a rate of 13.7% each year. To call for protection of Yangtze finless porpoise, the Ministry of Agriculture has started a program recently. As part of the program, researchers began to choose 8 finless porpoises in Poyang Lake and change their habitat to nature reserves in Hubei and Hunan Provinces from March 19. (Hubei. gov.cn)

Photo 1: A Yangtze finless porpoise is seen in a cage before being moved to other habitat near Poyang Lake, east China's Jiangxi Province, March 19, 2015.

Photo 2: Researchers pour water on a Yangtze finless porpoise to keep it wet on the Poyang Lake, east China's Jiangxi Province, March 19, 2015.

Photo 3: A Yangtze finless porpoise is seen in a water tank before being moved to other habitat near Poyang Lake, east China's Jiangxi Province, March 19, 2015.

Photo 4: Researchers measure a Yangtze finless porpoise on the Poyang Lake, east China's Jiangxi Province, March 19, 2015.

Photo 5: Researchers catch a Yangtze finless porpoise on the Poyang Lake, east China's Jiangxi Province, March 19, 2015.

Photo 6: A Yangtze finless porpoise is given a physical condition examination on a boat on the Poyang Lake, east China's Jiangxi Province, March 19, 2015.

(photo by Zhou Mi)