Yangtze alligator found in east China's Anhui

This photo taken on May 10, 2023 shows a Yangtze alligator found by investigators during a survey at a Chinese alligator national nature reserve in east China's Anhui Province. The Yangtze alligator, which has lived on Earth for over 200 million years, is a first-class protected animal endemic to China.

A wild population resources survey of Yangtze alligators, also known as Chinese alligators, jointly carried out by a Chinese alligator national nature reserve in Anhui and the College of Life Sciences of Anhui Normal University, was officially launched on Monday.

Investigations of the wild Yangtze alligators' population, distribution, habitat quality and conservation status will be conducted during the survey. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

This photo taken on May 11, 2023 shows a Yangtze alligator found by investigators during a survey at a Chinese alligator national nature reserve in east China's Anhui Province. The Yangtze alligator, which has lived on Earth for over 200 million years, is a first-class protected animal endemic to China.

A wild population resources survey of Yangtze alligators, also known as Chinese alligators, jointly carried out by a Chinese alligator national nature reserve in Anhui and the College of Life Sciences of Anhui Normal University, was officially launched on Monday.

Investigations of the wild Yangtze alligators' population, distribution, habitat quality and conservation status will be conducted during the survey. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

This photo taken on May 10, 2023 shows a Yangtze alligator found by investigators during a survey at a Chinese alligator national nature reserve in east China's Anhui Province. The Yangtze alligator, which has lived on Earth for over 200 million years, is a first-class protected animal endemic to China.

A wild population resources survey of Yangtze alligators, also known as Chinese alligators, jointly carried out by a Chinese alligator national nature reserve in Anhui and the College of Life Sciences of Anhui Normal University, was officially launched on Monday.

Investigations of the wild Yangtze alligators' population, distribution, habitat quality and conservation status will be conducted during the survey. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

Investigators converse as they conduct a survey at a Chinese alligator national nature reserve in east China's Anhui Province, May 9, 2023. The Yangtze alligator, which has lived on Earth for over 200 million years, is a first-class protected animal endemic to China.

A wild population resources survey of Yangtze alligators, also known as Chinese alligators, jointly carried out by a Chinese alligator national nature reserve in Anhui and the College of Life Sciences of Anhui Normal University, was officially launched on Monday.

Investigations of the wild Yangtze alligators' population, distribution, habitat quality and conservation status will be conducted during the survey. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

This aerial photo taken on May 9, 2023 shows a view of a Chinese alligator national nature reserve in east China's Anhui Province. The Yangtze alligator, which has lived on Earth for over 200 million years, is a first-class protected animal endemic to China.

A wild population resources survey of Yangtze alligators, also known as Chinese alligators, jointly carried out by a Chinese alligator national nature reserve in Anhui and the College of Life Sciences of Anhui Normal University, was officially launched on Monday.

Investigations of the wild Yangtze alligators' population, distribution, habitat quality and conservation status will be conducted during the survey. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

An investigator prepares before conducting a survey at a Chinese alligator national nature reserve in east China's Anhui Province, May 11, 2023. The Yangtze alligator, which has lived on Earth for over 200 million years, is a first-class protected animal endemic to China.

A wild population resources survey of Yangtze alligators, also known as Chinese alligators, jointly carried out by a Chinese alligator national nature reserve in Anhui and the College of Life Sciences of Anhui Normal University, was officially launched on Monday.

Investigations of the wild Yangtze alligators' population, distribution, habitat quality and conservation status will be conducted during the survey. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

Investigators conduct a survey at a Chinese alligator national nature reserve in east China's Anhui Province, May 9, 2023. The Yangtze alligator, which has lived on Earth for over 200 million years, is a first-class protected animal endemic to China.

A wild population resources survey of Yangtze alligators, also known as Chinese alligators, jointly carried out by a Chinese alligator national nature reserve in Anhui and the College of Life Sciences of Anhui Normal University, was officially launched on Monday.

Investigations of the wild Yangtze alligators' population, distribution, habitat quality and conservation status will be conducted during the survey. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)