It's all part of a recent emphasis that the Chinese government has had on recovering the river's ecosystem to former glories.

In a comprehensive ecological intervention, China has claimed to dismantle 300 dams and decommission more than 90 percent of small hydropower stations along the Chishui River, also known as the Red ...

Scientists hope the sturgeon known as the Yangtze's last giant and other rare species may return to their breeding grounds as a result China has demolished 300 dams and shut down most of the small ...

Ecologists celebrated the release of thousands of palm-sized lake sturgeon into the Maumee River in 2018, kicking off an ambitious two-decade plan to re-establish the ancient species in the waters ...

The Yangtze sturgeon, a nationally protected first-class animal, was once a vital part of the river's ecosystem. However, by the early 2000s, water pollution, overfishing and other factors had pushed ...

The police solved over 6,000 cases involving fishing-related crimes, including illegal fishing and poaching of precious and endangered wildlife species such as the Chinese sturgeon in key water areas ...

Activity at Chinese ports has rebounded since U.S. President Donald Trump and China's leader Xi Jinping agreed to resume trade talks and put off imposing massive tariffs on each other's exports ...

Chinese Sturgeon – Living Fossil of the Yangtze (image credits: flickr) The Chinese sturgeon has been swimming in China’s rivers for over 140 million years, earning it the title of “living fossil.” ...

Chinese Sturgeon – Living Fossil of the Yangtze (image credits: flickr) The Chinese sturgeon has been swimming in China’s rivers for over 140 million years, earning it the title of “living fossil.” ...

The Yangtze River is the mother river of the Chinese nation. It plays a crucial role in ecological functions and economic and social development. Dr. Dianchang Wang, from the National Engineering ...

Projected to cost $137 billion, the scheme will be the world’s biggest single infrastructure project, with almost three times the generating capacity of the world’s current largest hydroelectric dam, ...

For centuries, the Yangtze porpoise was a common sight on the river it is named after. Now, the freshwater mammal is critically endangered, rarely sighted, and only found in a tiny proportion of ...