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	Baiji, Iraq - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Baiji (Arabic: بيجي) is a city of about 60,000 inhabitants in northern Iraq some 130 miles north of Baghdad, on the main road to Mosul.
		However, a lack of maintenance and spare parts resulting from the United Nations trade embargo against Iraq caused the deterioration of the city's oil refinery, which by the late 1990s was in a very poor condition and was seriously polluting the surrounding area.
		Baiji was captured with little or no fighting during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Baiji,_Iraq (473 words)

	Animal Info - Baiji
		The baiji is a graceful animal, with a long, narrow and slightly upturned beak and a flexible neck.
		The baiji is considered the most endangered cetacean, and its prospects for survival are extremely doubtful.
		Deaths from entanglement in or electrocution by fishing gear, collisions with vessels, blasting for channel maintenance, and illegal harvesting of the baiji are at least partially responsible for the decline of its range and abundance.
	www.animalinfo.org /species/cetacean/lipovexi.htm (1404 words)

	Save the Whales
		Baiji hunt at night or early morning in the mud at or near the bottom.
		Echolocation is used to locate food and fellow baiji in the muddy water.Baiji usually travel in small groups of 1 to 4 individuals and sightings occur near sandbanks and tributary junctions.
		Baiji were given full legal protection in 1975, but this has not eliminated the accidental killing and the consequences of industrial development.
	www.savethewhales.org /baiji.html (492 words)

	Chinese River Dolphin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Qiqi was discovered by a fisherman in Dongting Lake, and later became the sole resident of Baiji Dolphin Aquarium (白鱀豚水族馆) beside East Lake.
		A female was found in Chongming Island near Shanghai in 1998, but she did not eat any provided food and starved to death within a month.
		The Baiji Dolphin Conservation Foundation of Wuhan (武汉白鱀豚保护基金), the first Chinese aquatic species protection organization, was founded in December 1996.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chinese_River_Dolphin (504 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Throughout the ages China’s poets and scholars have written of the "baiji", or "white dolphin" – the legendary goddess of the Yangzi River.
		Furthermore, they have nothing to gain financially by capturing baiji which are considered unpleasant to the taste and are not valued in the pharmaceutical trade which has plundered tiger and bear populations for the healing and aphrodisiac qualities of their organs.
		In June 1993 an International Baiji Population and Habitat Viability Assessment workshop was conducted in Nanjing by the Mammalogical Society of China and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
	www.irn.org /programs/threeg/991103.baiji.html (2815 words)

	CMS: Lipotes vexillifer, baiji
		The Baiji is an exclusively freshwater species and ranges in the lower and middle reaches of the Chang Jiang (Yangtse River), from its estuary upstream for 1,600 km as far as the gorges above Yichang (200 m above sea level).
		There were 7 sightings of baiji in May 1989, 4 sightings in March 1990 and 6 sightings in April-May 1990, resulting in total counts of 9, 7 and 11 individuals respectively.
		Baiji eyes are correspondingly reduced, much smaller than those of other dolphinids and placed higher on the head.
	www.cms.int /reports/small_cetaceans/data/L_vexillifer/L_vexillifer.htm (1980 words)

	river_dolphins
		Baiji feed mostly on fish, and they use their long beaks to probe the muddy river bottom to find their food.
		Another story claims that the baiji is the reincarnation of a beautiful princess who drowned in the swollen waters of the river (Mufson, 1997).
		In 1995 a female baiji was trapped and transported to this reserve, but a year later, she died after being trapped in the net that separates the reserve from the main river.
	www.geocities.com /darthdusan/river_dolphins.htm (4970 words)

	FIGIS - FAO/SIDP Species Identification Sheet: Lipotes vexillifer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Baiji, or Chinese river dolphins, are predominantly dark bluish grey above and light grey to white below.
		The baiji is found only in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in China.
		The major source of mortality for baiji appears to be incidental catches in fishing gear, especially the so-called "rolling hooks" that are used to snag fish along the bottom of the Yangtze.
	www.fao.org /figis/servlet/species?sname=Lipotes+vexillifer (418 words)

	International Rivers Network: Three Gorges (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Now that the baiji is poised at the brink of extinction, warning us of the earth’s diminishing biodiversity, its scientific name is more poignant than ever.) The Hubei Proclamation prohibited fishing with explosives or poisons, mandated the release of accidentally captured baiji and imposed fines for chasing them or colliding with them in boats.
		Baiji prefer to feed and nurture their young in this type of habitat because of its unique combination of deep water, sandbars and projecting rocks which create the counter–current eddies where they find respite from the swift currents in open water.
		Ten years ago baiji were most commonly seen in groups of five to six, and both Dr. Liu and Dr. Wang Ding, who was second in command, agreed that they had never spent that long on the river seeing so few dolphins.
	www.irn.org /programs/threeg/index.php?id=991103.baiji.html (2825 words)

	baiji dolphin - 3rd dolphin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The baiji dolphin, the ancient river sturgeon and the finless porpoise depend...
		The baiji, or Yangtze river dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer) is one...
		Baiji is: This is a disambiguation page a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
	dolphin.gundack.info /dir1/baiji-dolphin.html (412 words)

	Species Profiles — OBIS-SEAMAP
		The only other small cetacean in the baiji's range is the finless porpoise, which can be readily distinguished by its much darker coloration and absence of a beak or dorsal fin.
		Baiji may still enter some of these lakes during periods of intense flooding.
		The baiji is widely acknowledged to be the most critically-endangered cetacean in the world.
	seamap.env.duke.edu /species/tsn/180409 (625 words)

	Great Wall Across the Yangtze, Endangered Species
		The baiji dolphin, the ancient river sturgeon and the finless porpoise depend on the Yangtze for their survival.
		Today's baiji is the last surviving species of this lineage, and it has been given the highest level of protection by the Chinese government.
		All potential mates for QiQi, the lone baiji male at the Institute of Hydrobiology in Wuhan, have died in the transition to captivity.
	www.pbs.org /itvs/greatwall/controversy2.html (452 words)

	Baiji Dolphin may not survive another decade! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The baiji, a freshwater dolphin with its distribution now limited to the main channel of the Yangtze River in China, is considered the most endangered cetacean.
		From surveys conducted in 1985 and 1986, the total baiji population was guessed to number around 300 animals.
		Of the species/populations that have been assessed against the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species criteria, the baiji, vaquita (Gulf of California porpoise, Phocoena sinus), and several geographical populations of whales and dolphins are categorised as Critically Endangered.
	www.talkwildlife.citymax.com /page/page/532558.htm (926 words)

	Baiijia River Dolphin presented in Strange World section
		The baiji is one of the world’s rarest mammals.
		In the past, the baiji had been protected by custom, since the Chinese considered it to be an incarnation of a drowned princess (Burton and Pearson 1987).
		The baiji is sometimes erroneously called the “white-flag” dolphin in English, because “flag” and “fin” are both pronounced the same in Chinese, so foreigners may translate its name either as “white-fin” dolphin or as “white-flag” dolphin.
	www.newsfinder.org /more.php?id=52_0_1_0_M (709 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The baiji (BYE-chee) is the freshwater equivalent of a giant panda.
		Baijis hunt in small groups of four or fewer, taking a wide variety of fish.
		With perhaps 300 or fewer remaining in the Yangtze River in central China, baijis are the river dolphins closest to extinction.
	www.harmlesslion.com /dolphins/sr_baiji.htm (266 words)

	CELB - Press Releases - International Scientists Join with Chinese Government to Save Remaining Yangtze River Dolphins
		Because of the precarious situation facing Baiji in nature, and the uncertainties of the effects of the Three Gorges Dam on the species, the specialists attending the meeting had to seriously consider the role of an ex situ approach (removing animals from the wild for protection and study outside nature) as a method of conservation.
		The Baiji is threatened by the degradation of the Yangtze River ecosystem, harmful fishing techniques, and a subsequent decline in the population of eels on which they feed.
		The critical status of the Baiji, and the deteriorating status of the finless porpoise, signify that one of our planet’s great aquatic ecosystems, the Yangtze river basin, is in immediate peril due to the nearby presence of about 10 percent of the Earth’s human population.
	www.celb.org /xp/CELB/news-events/press_releases/12042004.xml (726 words)

	Archived conservation news articles on Baiji
		An official at Iraq's main northern oil refinery at Baiji, 180 km (110 miles) north of Baghdad, said the blaze was on a pipeline that carries oil from the...
		The checkpoint was on the road between the northern oil refinery of Baiji and the town of Hawijah, 80 kilometres (50 miles) northeast of Kirkuk.
		The checkpoint was on the road between the northern oil refinery of Baiji and the town of Hawijah, 80 kilometres northeast of Kirkuk.
	conservation.mongabay.com /files/Baiji.htm (7528 words)

	SharkFriends Baiji Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Baiji's have a stocky body about the same size as a human.
		Those who are lucky enough to see a Baiji usually spot them alone or in groups of up to six where tributaries join the river, especially around shallow sand banks.
		In calm conditions the Baiji's blow may be heard as a high-pitched sneeze.
	www.sharkfriends.com /yangtze.html (347 words)

	Baiji
		For the Baiji are getting trapped and tangled in fish nets, hunting, the destruction of their habitat, human disturbance, and pollution of the waters they live in.
		The Baiji is easily frightened and usually next to impossible to approach by a boat.
		The Baiji’s blow is very hard to see, but the sound of it sounds as to be a high-pitched sneeze and can be heard when close in the range to them.
	www.angelfire.com /mb/dolphins/Baiji.html (281 words)

	IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Lipotes vexillifer
		The range contraction and the decline in Baiji abundance have been caused by a combination of factors, including: direct exploitation (historically); incidental mortality from interactions with fisheries; vessel traffic, management of navigation channels, and harbor construction; and loss or degradation of habitat by water development, land use practices, and pollution.
		Baiji often have scars and open wounds from rolling hooks, and hook remains are sometimes found in the stomachs of dead animals (Lin et al.
		It was premised on the assumption that the total Baiji population in the 1980s was approximately 300 and declining.
	www.iucnredlist.org /search/details.php/12119/all (3592 words)

	t r u t h o u t - Police Flee as Saddam Loyalists Fuel City Revolt
		Baiji contains the largest oil refinery in Iraq and is on a main oil pipeline.
		The crowds were particularly enraged, according to one report, by a rumour that the oil being taken by the Turkish truck drivers was to be sold in Israel.
		But there is no doubt that people in Baiji are more willing to express their support for Saddam Hussein than demonstrators in Ramadi and Fallujah, the Euphrates river towns where there have been repeated attacks on American troops.
	www.truthout.org /docs_03/100703D.shtml (922 words)

	Five Marines Killed In Car Bomb Ambush
		It was a massive bomb, and the detonator and blast munition was sophisticated enough to focus in and hit a single Humvee in a 40 mph convoy.
		Baiji is an oil refinery town of 60,000.
		The town Of Baiji is adjacent to Mosul, as well as Kirkuk.
	judicial-inc.biz /5_marinine_ambush.htm (421 words)

	Home Baiji Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		In the late 1970's, measurements were made on the baiji and other river dolphin species, this time using entire bodies instead of merely skulls.
		They found that the baiji had a stomach that was different than that of all four species; it contained no fore-stomach, and had no connecting tube between the main and pyloric stomachs.
		Like all dolphins, the baiji has a snout and behind that are the eyes, which are located in various places on the head depending on the species.
	web.bryant.edu /~abh1/baiji/intro.html (376 words)

	Chinese Baiji River Dolphin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Baiji use this to determine where food and potential hazards, such as boats, are located.
		The baiji is endangered for several reasons and the controversial Three Gorges Dam threatens extinction.
		The baiji is an extraordinary animal threatened with extinction.
	www2.newpaltz.edu /~rowe22 (775 words)

	INDOlink - Short-Story - The old woman and her trees
		Baiji had trained the main branch to grow vertically while the others were angled slightly on both sides.
		The boy noted that Baiji had used a wooden frame to support a roof with straw (khus) matting on three sides to protect her miniature garden from the harsh sunlight and loo, the strong scorching hot winds that blow in summers in Jodhpur.
		Baiji had become a little more generous and she allowed him to eat some of them.
	www.indolink.com /displayArticleU.php?id=103104124223 (3767 words)

	CSI Photo Gallery Page 11
		While Baiji give birth in April and May, after about 11 months of gestation, no one knows how many Baiji are being born into the dwindling population, but it's not enough.
		River dolphins like the Baiji hunt in places where the river's flow is different, such as in eddies formed near joining flows, or on sand bars and mud banks.
		In spite of extraordinary efforts to save the Baiji from becoming extinct, and legal protection since 1949, human impacts are now expected to wipe out the Baiji in two more decades, after 25 million years of successful living in the region.
	csiwhalesalive.org /csigallery11.html (706 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The level of awareness of the baiji's plight in China is extraordinary.
		These are run by local volunteers to promote baiji conservation, particularly among the fishermen, and to raise commercial sponsorship for baiji conservation projects.
		Not surprisingly, the baiji is a household name in the area and its conservation problems are common knowledge.
	www.harmlesslion.com /dolphins/hdy_att.htm (215 words)

	---endangered (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Baiji lives in the Yangtze river in China.
		In recent years, boat traffic on the river has increased considerably, resulting in disturbance of the dolphins and an increase in injuries and deaths because of collisions with ship propellers.
		Together with the Giant Panda, the Baiji is the focus of widely supported conservation programs in China.
	www.sarkanniemi.fi /oppimateriaali/endang.html (882 words)

	China Adoption Blog - China's ecology: Whither the Baiji? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Baiji, or Yangtze River dolphin, is now teetering on the edge of oblivion, according to the latest studies.
		One of the creatures predicted to die out is the Yangtze River dolphin or Baiji.
		Once, they were a common sight in the Three Gorges area and held in high regard by local fishermen.
	china.adoptionblogs.com /weblogs/china-s-ecology-whither-the-baiji (446 words)

	The Baiji - Conservation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Baiji is probably one of the most endangered and rarest of all marine mammals in the world.
		Reduction or elimination of deaths of baiji in rolling-hook fisheries
		Current studies predict the extinction of the baiji within the next 25 to 100 years, depending on the effectivness of current conservation efforts.
	web.bryant.edu /~abh1/baiji/conservation.html (206 words)

	In Search of the Baiji
		Baiji: The Yangzi River Dolphin An article on conservation efforts by Leslie Mraz and Henry Genthe with Steve Leatherwood.
		The Baiji Dolphin Information Site This is a very nice web site about the baiji constructed by Matt Broach, with a lot of historical and biological information.
		It has a lot of photos of the baiji, and is probably the easiest book about the river dolphins to locate in a bookstore/library in the United States.
	spider.ipac.caltech.edu /staff/hoard/baiji/baiji10.html (786 words)

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