According to a check of Baidu's encyclopedia, the blue whale is listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2018 ver3.1 - Endangered (EN). Included in China's List of National Key Wildlife Species for Conservation (February 5, 2021) Level I. Included in Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora Appendix I, Appendix II and Appendix III (CITES) 2019 version.