A new survey finds India’s rivers host around 6,327 river dolphins – 6,324 Gangetic and just three Indus dolphins. A majority ...

The Ganges River, one of India's most revered and historically significant rivers, serves as a critical habitat for the ...

Dolphins thrive in areas with sufficient water depth and minimal anthropogenic disturbances, a first ever population estimation of river dolphins in India by the Union government stated.

Dolphins live and hunt in large social groups called pods, and they communicate with each other using high-pitched clicks and ...

The conservation of the Gangetic dolphin is not just about protecting a single species; it is intrinsically linked to keeping the Ganga clean The recent sighting of the endangered Ganges dolphin ...

Discover India’s most scenic locations where you can catch a glimpse of playful dolphins in their natural waters—perfect for ...

Israfil Boyati lives along the shoreline of the Bay of Bengal. In the past he used to catch fish in the canals and rivers of Bangladesh’s Sundarbans mangrove forest — one of the world’s largest and ...

The story so far: The first ever census of Gangetic dolphins, the only riverine dolphins in India, which began four years ago, has found 6,327 of the species in the river Ganga and its tributaries.

Earlier this week, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change released the findings of a population study of dolphins found in Indian rivers, putting their numbers at 6,327.

Uttar Pradesh led with 2,397 dolphins, followed by Bihar (2,220), West Bengal (815) and Assam (635). Uttar Pradesh is home to 2,397 river dolphins, nearly 40 per cent of the total population of ...

Kolkata: In the first comprehensive study on Irrawaddy dolphins — estuarine dolphins that are more salt-tolerant — in the Indian Sundarbans, researchers found that the delta harbours 108 of ...

The survey under Project Dolphin was carried out by the Union environment ministry along with Wildlife Institute of India (WII) and other organisations Dolphins thrive in areas with sufficient ...