Decades of overfishing and habitat degradation led to huge declines in freshwater biodiversity in China's longest river, but there are signs of recovery after a fishing ban was implemented in 2021.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BEIJING (Reuters) -Twenty-five rivers in southwestern China exceeded safe levels on Thursday, state media said, after more than 10 ...

China’s intentions to dam the Yarlung Tsangpo River in eastern Tibet have been documented for well over a decade, with various iterations of the project proposal holding different timelines, costs, ...

Wang Ding, the hydrobiological researcher who has led the protection of the endangered Yangtze finless porpoise, stands near some of the captive mammals at the Institute of Hydrobiology under the ...

A woman looks for crabs under a bridge in the dry riverbed of the Yangtze River in southwestern China's Chongqing Municipality, Friday, Aug. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) (CN) — The Yangtze ...

In a river of southeastern China, a group of "shiny" creatures with "large" eyes swam through "murky" waters. Something about the animals caught the attention of visiting scientists - and for good ...

The incident took place on the Wu River in China on Sunday, May 4 Ten people reportedly died and 70 others were hospitalized after four tourist boats capsized on Sunday, May 4 The boats were traveling ...

In a slow-flowing river in central China, two new species were discovered in the pristine environment. Chen H, Xiang H-Q, Dai Y-T, Chen Z-G, He Y-M, Guo G, Wu X-P, Huang X-C (2025) Zoosystematics and ...