The estimation survey was done by the Wildlife Institute of India under the Union Environment Ministry between 2021 and 2023.

Research Scientist Teresa Jablonski told us, “Actually, we have a long term vested research interest in the Indian River Lagoon dolphin population and coastal marine mammals. So just as part of ...

India has released its first-ever estimation report on riverine dolphins, revealing a total of 6,327 dolphins. This includes ...

The report indicates that Uttar Pradesh boasts the largest dolphin population at 2,397. Bihar comes in second with 2,220 ...

Conducted between 2021 and 2023, the survey covered 8,406 km long stretches of Ganga and Brahmaputra river basins, inclusive ...

Lucknow: CM Yogi Adityanath congratulated the people of the state for having the highest number of river dolphins in the ...

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 of ...

Vikramshila Dolphin Sanctuary in Bihar's Bhagalpur district is crucial for protecting the endangered Gangetic river dolphins ... is also home to the playful Indian smooth-coated otter, the ...

The Indus river dolphin, like its relative the Gangetic river dolphin, is a freshwater species found in South Asia. India’s first dolphin population survey, conducted between 2021 and 2023 and ...

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 ...

Their habitat extends across multiple Indian states, making them an important ... conservation efforts to protect and preserve river dolphin habitats, especially in regions with critically low ...