Rare Chinese sturgeon under threat at Three Gorges
By Jin Zhu | China Daily | Updated: 2010-06-02 07:47
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Workers from Xiamen Oceans & Fisheries Bureau of Fujian province release a Chinese sturgeon into the sea on April 22. A total of 108 sturgeon were released into the sea that day near Xiamen. Zhang Guojun / Xinhua News Agency |
BEIJING - Storing water at the Three Gorges reservoir has put off the reproductive period of wild Chinese sturgeon for about a month and may further reduce the number of the already rare species, a leading expert has said.
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