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Tue 7 Aug, 2007 11:52 pm
The Yangtze river dolphin is today declared extinct. It is the first large animal to be wiped from the planet for 50 years, and only the fourth entire mammal family to disappear in 500 years. And it was driven to its death by mankind ...
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source: Guardian, 08.08.07, page 17
Report in
The Independent:
Extinct: the dolphin that could not live alongside man
Bugger.
I hope the South American river dolphins are doing ok?
Deb, Just did some checking. They're considered "vulnerable."