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Guwahati: A total of 10 cases of mortality of Gangetic river dolphins were found across various river systems in Assam ...
India's rivers, revered and rich in mythology, are home to unique and endangered creatures. From the Ganges River Dolphin to ...
An endangered Indus River dolphin was found dead near Gate No. 5 of the Sukkur Barrage. This discovery has raised concerns about the species' survival. A video on social media shows the dolphin's ...
File. Indus river dolphin (AFP via Getty) There are only three Indus river dolphins left in India now, according to the country’s first comprehensive survey of the aquatic animal that has sparked ...
Both Gangetic and Indus dolphins are classified as endangered species and receive the highest protection under the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972.
The endangered Indus River blind dolphin, a freshwater species found only in Pakistan, continues to face threats to its existence. Pollution from sewage, fertilisers, pesticides, industrial waste ...
The Indus River dolphin is one of the world’s rarest mammals and the second most endangered freshwater river dolphin. There are an estimated 1,419 Indus dolphins in the channel between Sukkur ...
The indicator species for the Indus is the Indus River Dolphin — an animal that was almost declared extinct in 1969 but — with the help of indigenous river folk, the Sindh Wildlife Department ...
This endangered species is seeing numbers revive, with fisherfolk playing a role as citizen-scientists.Photo by NPR - Rizwan Tabassum AFP via Getty Images MOHAMMAD ALAM MIRANI VILLAGE, Pakistan – An ...
In Pakistan, illiterate fishermen have become citizen scientists, helping to revive the fortunes of the endangered Indus River dolphin.