COVID-19 lockdown a blessing for the endangered Gangetic dolphin in Bihar: Experts
The animals are being seen in parts where they were not seen earlier due to human activities
‘CAG report on Bihar wildlife largely accurate but ground situation is evolving’
While CAG’s latest report on Bihar’s management of its wildlife sanctuaries and national parks is scathing in its indictment of the …
Patrolling ordered on the Ganga in Bihar to conserve its dolphins
The move came after reports emerged that fishermen in Vaishali and Saran were netting small fish, the main food of the dolphins
Thriving Gangetic dolphin presence in Bihar, reveals census
Experts say it means the Ganga in the state is healthy as the dolphins can only survive in clean and fresh water
Gangetic dolphins found in Bihar’s Mahananda river
Seven adults and seven calves found in the survey conducted in March and April this year
Global Eco Watch: Botswana farmers can now keep small game on their farms
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Two Gangetic dolphins found dead in Bihar in the last 3 days
Both Gangetic dolphins were killed due to the ongoing mechanised dredging to deepen the riverbed, say residents
Dolphin population declines in India’s only dolphin sanctuary
Dredging, freight transport, pollution, and a lack of management plan leaves India’s only dolphin sanctuary under threat, and a drop in …
Work on India’s first dolphin research centre to start in Patna post-monsoon
The National Dolphin Research Centre would boost conservation efforts for river dolphins and would provide an opportunity for in-depth research …
Dead dolphin thrown back into Ganga in Bihar without autopsy
Locals in Patna district threw carcass back into the river out of fear even as officials failed to reach spot in time
Government steps up efforts to revive wild water buffalo
Years of neglect and shortage of funds have been blamed for near-extinction of the species
India’s first dolphin observatory coming up in Bihar
Being built on a bridge on the Ganga, it will be completed by year end or early next year
Amazon River Dolphins face extinction risk: Study
Dolphin flesh and blubber is being used as bait to ensnare catfish, endangering the species
India bans use of dolphins for commercial entertainment
Environment ministry says dolphins are ‘non-human persons’; morally unacceptable to capture them for entertainment
Subansiri dam: green tribunal issues notices to NHPC, government
Petition seeks minimum flow in the river to protect Gangetic dolphins and other life forms
India’s first National Dolphin Research Centre finally a reality
Plan in works for a decade but faced several delays; institute in Patna to research the endangered freshwater mammals
Rise in salinity threatens Gangetic river dolphin habitats
Researchers find no dolphins in areas where salinity crosses 10 parts per trillion
Gangetic dolphin rescued in Odisha, may be indicator of more freshwater dolphins in river
Caught in finishing nets, forest officials to release it into the Budhabalang river
Gangetic dolphins declared as official mascot of Guwahati
Citizens voted for the mammal in a three-month-long voting process
Ganga riverfront construction work stopped in Bihar’s Bhagalpur for violating Wildlife Sanctuary Act
Construction site is close to sanctuary considered safe hub for endangered dolphins
A dolphin paradise, in the middle of chaos
Barely 45 minutes away from Varanasi, is a patch of the Ganga that is dolphin heaven
Global Eco Watch: Arm forest guards with guns instead of lathis, suggests SC
A giant dolphin once resided in the Peruvian Amazon. Its closest living relatives today inhabit the Indus and Ganga
At 3.5 metres long, the Pebanista yacuruna was the largest river dolphin that ever existed