The idea was that baiji would be bred in this semi-natural reserve and then these individuals would be used to repopulate the main river. But there was a delay between planning and practical action.

Iraqi forces with the support of the U.S. are now in control of Baiji city, military and militia sources told CNN on Sunday.

Despite Iraqi statements that Baiji has been liberated from ISIS, the U.S. believes only half the city is in Iraqi hands, according to a U.S. official.

The refinery proved a great draw for the insurgents, who would hijack tankers, bleed pipelines or bribe officials to get at the oil. In 2008, the Pentagon estimated as much as 70% of Baiji’s ...

BAIJI, Iraq — After more than a year of intense clashes, Iraqi forces claim to have wrested control of their country's largest oil refinery from Islamic State militants, though little remains of ...

One man lost his uncle. Another is mourning for two sons. Farmers and herders in Iraq's Baiji say mines left by the Islamic State group turned their beloved orchards into killing fields.

The US military's account of fighting around Baiji confirmed claims on Sunday from the Iraqi army that security forces had advanced against the Daesh militants and entered the city centre. ...

Around 400 baiji were believed to be living in the Yangtze in the 1980s. The last full-fledged search, in 1997, yielded 13 confirmed sightings, and a fisherman claimed to have seen a baiji in 2004 ...

The baiji, or Yangtze River dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer), is a flagship species for the conservation of aquatic animals and ecosystems in the Yangtze River of China; however, this species has now ...

Iraqi forces with the support of the U.S. are now in control of Baiji city, military and militia sources told CNN on Sunday.