The Yangtze finless porpoise investigation team found many finless porpoises in Jingjiang section of Jiangsu Province.

　　The Yangtze finless porpoise is the only surviving cetacean species in the Yangtze River, which plays an important role in reflecting the ecological status of the Yangtze River. Because of its lovely appearance, it is also known as the "smiling angel" in the Yangtze River. On April 6th, the Yangtze finless porpoise investigation team conducted a new round of field investigation in Jingjiang section of the Yangtze River to understand the population quantity and distribution of finless porpoise in Jingjiang section. When the investigation ship reached the section from Jiangyin Bridge to Mucheng Park, a finless porpoise suddenly jumped out of the water and appeared in the Jiang Tao. The investigators were very happy and quickly recorded it. This is not the first time that the Yangtze finless porpoise investigation team has found traces of finless porpoises in this water area. In 2021, Jingjiang City, Taizhou, together with Nanjing Institute of Environmental Science, organized a survey on the population of finless porpoises in Jingjiang section of the Yangtze River. The investigation team concluded that there were 2 finless porpoises in Jingjiang section of the Yangtze River, with 20-32 finless porpoises.

　　Jingjiang has a coastline of 52.3 kilometers along the Yangtze River. Under the principle of "jointly protecting and not developing", 17.35 kilometers of coastline has been designated as undeveloped, accounting for 33% of the total length of Jingjiang coastline. The main habitat of the Yangtze finless porpoise discovered by the Yangtze finless porpoise investigation team is located in the "no development zone" designated by Jingjiang City. With the deepening of the Yangtze River protection and comprehensive fishing ban, there are more and more scenes of finless porpoises playing in the Jingjiang section of the Yangtze River. According to the leader of the Yangtze finless porpoise investigation team, up to 12 finless porpoises have been observed at one time, and there are existing mother and child groups, indicating that there are newborn finless porpoises in this water area.

　　Since 2021, the Yangtze finless porpoise investigation team has carried out 33 ship surveys and crew questionnaires in Jingjiang section of the Yangtze River, and witnessed 30 groups of finless porpoises and 88 times. The return of rare and endangered species, such as finless porpoise, shows that the habitats of various organisms in Jingjiang section of the Yangtze River are increasing, and the effect of ecological protection of the Yangtze River is increasingly apparent.

　　(Headquarters reporter Wu Rui Jingjiang Taiwan)