Wildlife experts try to help dolphin lost in freshwater river

Wildlife experts in south China are trying to rescue an endangered white dolphin that is in worsening health after mistakenly swimming into a freshwater river a week ago.

The Chinese white dolphin, about 30 years old, equivalent to 70 human years, swam into the BaishaRiver, a tributary of the Pearl River in Jiangmen, Guangdong province Feb 1. The animal is in a stretch about 100 km from the river's estuary. The species is under China's top protection list.

A rescue team comprising personnel from a local nature reserve and fishery authorities have attempted several times to drive the creature back to the sea without success.