The current survey identified merely two Ganges river dolphins in the Indian Sundarbans. "They were spotted in a 26 km stretch of Chayakapura-Katuajhuri river. The Bangladesh Sundarbans ...

Historically, the distribution range of Ganges River Dolphins was seen right from the foothills of the Himalayas downstream of Haridwar to the delta region of Sundarbans. This range has ...

The Sundarbans is of universal importance for globally endangered species including the Royal Bengal Tiger, Ganges and Irawadi dolphins, estuarine crocodiles and the critically endangered endemic ...

As the world celebrates International Forest Day 2025, it serves as a reminder of the vital role forests play in sustaining ...

The fishermen then tried to sell the body of the Ganges River dolphin as a rare fish. When they failed, the men gave up and dumped it outside a museum -- where a large crowd tried to catch a peek ...

These circumstances also threaten Ganges River dolphins, an endangered species with a range that overlaps with that of the Irrawaddy dolphins’ in the Sundarbans mangrove forest. The recent ...

A UNESCO World Heritage Site and Ramsar Wetland, the Sundarbans is known for its Royal Bengal Tigers and diverse wildlife, including Irrawaddy and Gangetic Dolphins. River cruises offer visitors a ...

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 ...

On October 17, 2023, the Ganges dolphin was declared the state aquatic animal of Uttar Pradesh". The presence of Gangetic dolphins has been confirmed in rivers such as Ganga, Yamuna, Chambal ...