GREEN CAMP IN 2002

 

 

Introduction

    Concerning the endangered situation of this species, the efforts to save the animal from extinction proved to go in vain. But we still choose this as the subject of our green camp, for we hope the lessons we learned from the baiji could persuade people into a sustainable mind.

    The cousin of baiji dolphin(Neophocaena phocaenoides), called "river pig" by the people live along the river is following the step of baiji dolphin. The species is supposed to be on the brink of extinction by IUCN. The total amount is roughly estimated less than 2000 in the Yangzi River.

    We are sure that our campaign can not change baiji dolphin's fate, but we hope we can arouse the consciousness of the normal person in our society that some of our old neighbours are disappearing from the planet.

    From the activity we expect that everyone know that the extinctions of animals are not so far away from our lives and our everyday life can also affect the living condition of other creatures. Changing our life style, paying more attetion on the environmental issues, establishing more feasible regulations and laws my safe our neighbors who have shared a planet with us for thousands years.

    We will never give up our efforts to a colourful planet.

 

Arrangement

    Green Stone launched the green camp titled " The baiji conservation and living condition survey " . Students from universities in JiangSu, AnHui, ZheJiang, GanSu, BeiJing and some green youth attended the camp. They started from ZhenJiang in Jiang Su to TongLing in AnHui, both cities have baiji dolphin conservation area that is built to breed baiji whenever there would be any captive ones. It lasted 10 days.