Dolphin

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding dwindling numbers of Gangetic Dolphins, 01/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding News Item titled "Endangered Gangetic dolphins found in most tributaries of Ganges prompting urgent conservation" appearing in Mongaby- India dated 20.05.2024 dated 01/05/2025. Counsel appearing for the Wildlife Institute of India seeks further two weeks’ time to file the additional reply in terms …

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BEYOND USUAL SUSPECTS A case for neglected species in wildlife research and conservation For most of us wildlife is represented by large mammals like elephant, rhino, lion and tiger, may be birds like hornbill, raptors, peafowl and waterfowl and awe inspiring reptiles like marine turtles, crocodiles, python and king cobra. …

Ganges River dolphin (Platanista gangetica) seeks help

The conservation of wildlife species in the Indian sub-continent has often been influenced by their aesthetic, socio-cultural and religious importance, prior to their ecological role. This system over the years has certainly been biased towards the terrestrial ecosystems affecting the aquatic species more severely. One such aquatic species towards which …

Status and distribution of the endangered Gangetic dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica) in the Brahmaputra River

A population assessment survey of the endangered Ganges river dolphin was made between February and Apil 2005 in the Brahmaputra River starting from Assam-Arunachal border to the India-Bangladesh border. One hundred and ninety seven dolphins were recorded in the entire 856 km river stretch with an encounter rate of 0.23 …

Govt mulls action against milk plant for polluting Indus

The management of a milk processing plant has been called by the government to explain why it has not been following environmentally-friendly practices and to submit some relevant reports here on Monday, it has been reliably learnt. Before taking any action against the milk processing plant located along the Indus …

Third dolphin washed ashore in a month

A dead dolphin, washed ashore at the beach behind Theosophical Society in Adyar, has raised concern among environmental activists. This is the third dolphin to be found dead on the Chennai coast in the past one month. According to Supraja Dharani, chairperson, TREE foundation, it was a Risso's dolphin, a …

Dolphin may be declared as state river animal

River dolphin, an endangered river animal found in the Brahmaputra and a few of its tributaries, is going to be declared as the State River Animal by the State Government soon. This was disclosed by H Sarma, DFO, Dhubri at a meeting organised here by the Centre for North East …

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