The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Lipotes vexillifer

 – Critically Endangered

Classifications

List of Habitats:
5.1Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls)
5.5Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)
List of Threats:
1.1.1.3Habitat Loss/Degradation - Agriculture - Crops - Agro-industry farming (ongoing)
1.4.6Habitat Loss/Degradation - Infrastructure development - Dams (ongoing)
3.1.1Harvesting (hunting/gathering) - Food - Subsistence use/local trade (ongoing)
3.4.1Harvesting (hunting/gathering) - Materials - Subsistence use/local trade (ongoing)
3.4.2Harvesting (hunting/gathering) - Materials - Sub-national/national trade (ongoing)
4.1.1.1Accidental mortality - Bycatch - Fisheries-related - Hooking (ongoing)
4.1.1.3Accidental mortality - Bycatch - Fisheries-related - Entanglement (ongoing)
4.1.1.4Accidental mortality - Bycatch - Fisheries-related - Dynamite (ongoing)
4.1.3Accidental mortality - Bycatch - Other (ongoing)
4.2.2Accidental mortality - Collision - Vehicle collision (ongoing)
6.3.1Pollution (affecting habitat and/or species) - Water pollution - Agriculture (ongoing)
6.3.2Pollution (affecting habitat and/or species) - Water pollution - Domestic (ongoing)
6.3.3Pollution (affecting habitat and/or species) - Water pollution - Commercial/Industrial (ongoing)
6.3.7Pollution (affecting habitat and/or species) - Water pollution - Sediment (ongoing)
6.3.10Pollution (affecting habitat and/or species) - Water pollution - Noise pollution (ongoing)
8.3Changes in native species dynamics - Prey/food base (ongoing)
9.1Intrinsic factors - Limited dispersal (ongoing)
9.4Intrinsic factors - Inbreeding (ongoing)
9.5Intrinsic factors - Low densities (ongoing)
9.9Intrinsic factors - Restricted range (ongoing)
10.4Human disturbance - Transport (ongoing)
List of Conservation Actions:
1.1.1Policy-based actions - Management plans - Development (in place, needed)
1.1.2Policy-based actions - Management plans - Implementation (in place, needed)
1.2.1.2Policy-based actions - Legislation - Development - National level (in place, needed)
1.2.2.2Policy-based actions - Legislation - Implementation - National level (in place, needed)
1.2.2.3Policy-based actions - Legislation - Implementation - Sub-national level (in place, needed)
1.3.3Policy-based actions - Community management - Livelihood alternatives (in place, needed)
2.2Communication and Education - Awareness (in place, needed)
2.3Communication and Education - Capacity-building/Training (in place, needed)
3Research actions (in place, needed)
4.1Habitat and site-based actions - Maintenance/Conservation (in place, needed)
4.4.1Habitat and site-based actions - Protected areas - Identification of new protected areas (in place, needed)
4.4.2Habitat and site-based actions - Protected areas - Establishment (in place, needed)
4.4.3Habitat and site-based actions - Protected areas - Management (in place, needed)
4.4.4Habitat and site-based actions - Protected areas - Expansion (in place, needed)
4.5Habitat and site-based actions - Community-based initiatives (in place, needed)
5.4Species-based actions - Recovery management (in place, needed)

Citation: Smith, B.D., Zhou, K., Wang, D., Reeves, R.R., Barlow, J., Taylor, B. and Pitman, R. 2007. Lipotes vexillifer. In: IUCN 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 13 May 2008.
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