2,381 endangered dolphins live in south ...

GUANGZHOU, April 11 (Xinhua) -- A total of 2,381 Chinese white dolphins, an endangered species, have been identified as living in the Pearl River Estuary, local authorities said Thursday.As of 2011,

Habitat protection helps rare birds hatc...

Every morning, He Xuesheng goes out early and waits patiently beside the Dayingjiang River to get a shot of the River Terns living in the vicinity. He is a nature photographer of Yingjiang County, i

Three Gorges reservoir diverts water to ...

WUHAN, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The Three Gorges reservoir diverted over 10 billion cubic meters of water to the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, authorities said Thursday. According to China Three Go

Habitat protection helps rare birds hatc...

KUNMING, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Every morning, He Xuesheng goes out early and waits patiently beside the Dayingjiang River to get a shot of the River Terns living in the vicinity. He is a nature photog

Xinjiang's water diversion irrigates for...

URUMQI, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Authorities in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have diverted water from major water sources to irrigate the forests along a river that is drying up. On

More rare birds nest in Yellow River wet...

TAIYUAN, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Over 300 grey herons have migrated to the Yellow River wetlands in Pinglu County, north China's Shanxi Province, to nest and breed, according to local authorities. The h

Relegated Tigre beat River Plate on fina...

BUENOS AIRES, April 7 (Xinhua) -- A late Juan Cavallaro strike handed Tigre a 3-2 away victory over River Plate on the final day of the Superliga Argentina season on Sunday. In a frenetic finish, Die

Procuratorial alliance formed for Minjia...

BEIJING, April 4 (Xinhua) -- A procuratorial alliance of the Minjiang River environmental protection was set up in southwest China's Sichuan Province, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources o

Protecting the last 7 spotted river tern...

The river tern is a freshwater bird native to India and East Asia. In recent years, a rapid population decline of the species has occurred due to human disturbance and dam constructions. The species

River Plate continue shaky title defense

RIO DE JANEIRO, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Copa Libertadores champions River Plate continued their stuttering title defense, coming from behind to earn a 2-2 draw at Internacional on Wednesday. Nicolas Lope