In 1990, the Bihar government declared a 60-km stretch of the Ganga River from Sultanganj to Kahalgaon as the Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary, aiming to protect the species while promoting ...

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 presence of Gangetic dolphins has been confirmed in rivers such as Ganga, Yamuna, Chambal, Ghaghara, Rapti and Gerua in the state, it added. The Ganges river dolphin, known for its unique ...

The Ganges River dolphin, known for its unique features, is found in the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system and its tributaries across India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan. A small population ...

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 Indus river dolphin, like its relative the Gangetic ... covered 8,406km of the Ganga, the Brahmaputra and their tributaries as well as a 101km-stretch of the Beas. “The only surviving ...

There are an average of 3,275 dolphins in the main stem of the Ganga; 2,414 in the Ganga tributaries ... of Nature’s Red List, the Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica) are classified ...

The first population estimation of riverine dolphins in India has revealed the presence of 6,324 dolphins in the Ganga ... The Ganges river dolphin, known for its unique... The Tribune, now ...

India’s first population survey of riverine dolphins has recorded 6,327 dolphins in the Ganga, Brahmaputra, and Indus river systems, a government report states.

Thackeray added. The MNS chief claimed that not just Ganga, but none of the rivers in the country were clean. “Faith should also have some meaning. Not a single river in the country is clean but ...