Lost goddesses in the river

Cute Dolphin

The Yangtze River dolphins may never be seen again, in the year 2006 an expedition of about 30 researchers searched the Yangtze River for signs of these creatures and failed to see any of them left. Also known as the Baiji or “Goddess of the River” they were a native predator in the river’s ecology, in the early part of the 20th century hundreds were known to be spotted all over the Yangtze, but after the Great Leap forward denounced the animal’s traditional venerated status as a goddess of the river many fishermen have been known to have hunted down and captured the dolphin. Now because of pollution and developments in the Yangtze there may never be another goddess in the river again.