India is home to remarkable crocodile species, including the powerful saltwater crocodile, the fish-eating gharial and the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

But Bengal stands out, having recorded two species — the Gangetic dolphin (Platanista gangetica), the national aquatic animal of India, and the Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris), which can ...

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 ...

The first population estimation of riverine dolphins in India has revealed the presence of 6,324 dolphins in the Ganga, Brahmaputra and Indus River systems, according to a government report ...

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 ...