What the first-ever comprehensive survey of India’s river dolphins revealed
The estimation survey was done by the Wildlife Institute of India under the Union Environment Ministry between 2021 and 2023. It covered the main channels and tributaries of the Ganga and Brahmaputra ...
Gangetic dolphins need deep water; minimal disturbance: Project Dolphin report
Under Project Dolphin, India completed a survey of river dolphins across eight states covering the entire range of the Ganges ...
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Alarm as census finds just three Indus river dolphins left in India
The Indus river dolphin, like its relative the Gangetic river dolphin, is a freshwater species found in South Asia. India’s first dolphin population survey, conducted between 2021 and 2023 and ...
The Pioneer27d
Indian dolphins thrive away from humans in Ganga
The Ganges River dolphin, known for its unique features, is found in the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system and its tributaries across India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan. A small population ...
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Ganges dolphin resurfaces in Charikadia river after 25 years
Historically, Ganges dolphins thrived across major river systems in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh, including the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna and Karnaphuli-Sangu river systems. However, their ...
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State-Wise Dolphin Population in India: A Detailed Overview
India's rivers are home to a large population of river dolphins. These dolphins live in the Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna river systems and their smaller connected rivers. Their habitat extends ...
Live Science15d
Dolphins: Facts about the intelligent marine mammals that use tools to hunt
Dolphins live and hunt in large social groups called pods, and they communicate with each other using high-pitched clicks and ...
The Hindu27d
First estimate of Gangetic dolphins finds 6,327 across four States
The first ever estimate of Gangetic dolphins, the only riverine dolphins in India, has found 6,327 of them in the river Ganga and its tributaries. Previous attempts at mapping the population have ...
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India conducts first-ever riverine dolphin population estimation exercise, finds over 6,300
The first population estimation of riverine dolphins in India has revealed the presence of 6,327 dolphins in the Ganga, Brahmaputra and Indus River systems, according to a government report published ...
First-ever survey finds over 6,300 river dolphins in country; highest in UP
The first population estimation of riverine dolphins in India has revealed the presence of 6,327 dolphins in the Ganga, Brahmaputra and Indus river systems, according to a government report published ...
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Gangetic dolphins need deep water; minimal disturbance: Project Dolphin report
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 ...