700 captive-bred Chinese sturgeons released into Yangtze River
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WUHAN - A total of 700 Chinese sturgeons were released on Saturday into the country's longest river, the Yangtze River, to save the species from extinction.
The 700 captive-bred sturgeons, nicknamed "aquatic pandas," were released in the city of Yichang, Central China's Hubei province, by the Chinese Sturgeon Research Institute (CSRI) of the China Three Gorges Corporation.
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