s ▁and ▁been ▁working ▁on ▁an ▁improvement ▁project ▁on ▁life - m aint aining ▁facilities ▁for ▁infant ▁horses ho e ▁c rab s ▁before ▁they ▁are ▁put ▁into ▁the ▁wild . ▁To ▁ar ouse ▁concerns ▁from ▁the ▁public , ▁education ▁events ▁are ▁held ▁within ▁Hong ▁Kong ' s ▁territ ories ▁on ▁the ▁background , ▁e col ogy ▁and ▁conservation ▁issues ▁of ▁horses ho e ▁c rab s . ▁ ▁Sat ellite ▁tracking ▁of ▁the ▁Yang t ze ▁fin less ▁por po ise ▁▁ ▁The ▁Yang t ze ▁fin less ▁por po ise ▁is ▁listed ▁as ▁a ▁First ▁Class ▁Prote cted ▁Animal ▁in ▁China . ▁OP CF ▁had ▁spons ored ▁a ▁study ▁from ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁to ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁to ▁track ▁the ▁fin less ▁por po ise ' s ▁movement ▁for ▁ 3 ▁to ▁ 6 ▁months ▁using ▁satellite . ▁ ▁Data ▁gathered ▁are ▁used ▁to ▁analy se ▁their ▁group ▁structure , ▁season al ▁movement ▁patterns , ▁habitat ▁requirements ▁and ▁social ▁behaviour . ▁This ▁will ▁help ▁improve ▁the ▁fin less ▁por po ise ▁conservation ▁program mes . ▁ ▁Research ▁on ▁other ▁marine ▁m amm als ▁▁▁ ▁Instead ▁of ▁foc using ▁only ▁on ▁helping ▁the ▁dol ph ins , ▁OP CF ▁has ▁also ▁fund ed ▁scientific ▁projects ▁in ▁various ▁aspects . ▁ ▁For ▁example , ▁it ▁fund ed ▁the ▁standing ▁networks ▁establishment ▁in ▁China ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁mainly ▁along ▁its ▁southern ▁and ▁northern ▁coast , ▁aim ing ▁at