South Asian river dolphin Current Affairs, GK & News

The first organised census of Indus Dolphins to be carried out in Punjab

The first organised census of Indus Dolphins will be carried out by the Punjab government along with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) -India for the conservation of Indus dolphins, which are one of the world’s rarest mammals. This is India’s first organized Dolphin Census, which will be completed within a span of five years. The main ..

Topics: Animals • Beas River • Dolphin • Geography of Pakistan • Indus basin • Indus River • National symbols of Pakistan • Rigvedic rivers • Rivers • South Asian river dolphin • Talwara

"My Ganga, My Dolphin"

In a collaborative effort World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)-India and the Uttar Pradesh forest department with the support of HSBC Bank will hold a 3-day programme "My Ganga, My Dolphin" to count the number of river dolphins in the Ganges River in and around Uttar Pradesh. The programme will also make people aware about ..

Topics: Animals • Dolphin • Ganges • Ganges Delta • Karnaphuli • Meghna River • National symbols of India • Paracanthocobitis abutwebi • River dolphin • Rivers • South Asian river dolphin • States and union territories of India