What the first-ever comprehensive survey of India’s river dolphins revealed
The estimation survey was done by the Wildlife Institute of India under the Union Environment Ministry between 2021 and 2023.
The Pioneer8d
Indian dolphins thrive away from humans in Ganga
The first population estimation of riverine dolphins in India has revealed the presence of 6,324 dolphins in the Ganga, ...
India has 6,327 river dolphins, finds first population survey
Conducted between 2021 and 2023, the survey covered 8,406 km long stretches of Ganga and Brahmaputra river basins, inclusive ...
National Herald9d
First-ever survey finds over 6,300 river dolphins in India
Project Dolphin’ tallies up the population of related species of India's national aquatic animal across the Ganges, ...
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First-Of-Its-Kind Survey Finds Over 6,300 Dolphins In Indian Rivers; Uttar Pradesh Boasts Highest Population, Followed By Bihar
The report indicates that Uttar Pradesh boasts the largest dolphin population at 2,397. Bihar comes in second with 2,220 ...
The Hindu8d
First estimate of Gangetic dolphins finds 6,327 across four States
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 ...