The Yangtze River dolphin was almost declared extinct in 2006 after an acoustic and visual survey of the river turned up nothing. [File photo]
An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale jolted Sichuan Province at 2:28 PM on May 12.
![The Yangtze River dolphin was almost declared extinct in 2006 after an acoustic and visual survey of the river turned up nothing. [File photo]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20081110/001109b42f730a81de4140.jpg "The Yangtze River dolphin was almost declared extinct in 2006 after an acoustic and visual survey of the river turned up nothing. [File photo]")
