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The Coast Guard in Zhuhai special economic zone, Guangdong province, has established a special task force to protect the remaining white dolphins gracing the mouth of the Pearl River.
In addition to regular patrols to protect them from fishermen, water police together with other personnel clear floating objects from the river to gift the dolphins known as "marine pandas" the cleanest possible habitat.
More than 1,000 white dolphins are estimated to live in the waters of the rivermouth, where they have enjoyed strict protection and improving water quality in recent years.
Editor: Yan
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