Tag: Gangetic dolphins

Launch of Katwa project offers hope for Gangetic dolphins

The choice of Katwa as the awareness cum breeding centre for the protection of Gangetic dolphins cannot be faulted as their number has already crossed the three figure mark, a senior forest department official said.

July 12, 2020

Sunderbans likely to lose Gangetic dolphins owing to rise in salinity levels in mangroves

Dr. Roy Chowdhury said, “Over the years, due to rise in saline levels, these creatures are receding from the forest waters.”

June 23, 2020

Gangetic Dolphins surface near population leaving locals amazed

These highly endangered Gangetic Dolphins, which are found in just four river systems of the world including the Ganges, are seen here in the 168 km stretch of Ganges between Bijnor barrage and Narora barrage here in West UP. However, the sighting has increased now because of less human activities in the river during the lockdown.

April 27, 2020

Census of fresh water dolphins begins in Ganges

The census survey of fresh water dolphins started from Bijnore on Tuesday by a joint team of the forest department and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF India). The survey is being conducted in the stretch of Ganges from Bijnore to Narora, which is also a Ramsar site (as per the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands...

October 11, 2017

Experts track gangetic dolphins in highly polluted areas of Hooghly

Experts from Worldwide Fund for Nature-India, who mapped the abundance of and threats to Gangetic dolphins in the Hooghly, say one of the most "striking features" of the study was that the endangered mammals were sighted in highly polluted pockets of the river. The study was conducted by observing and counting dolphins from the riverbank...

March 23, 2017