Community role vital in dolphin conservation: Experts
1 week, 2 days ago

Community role vital in dolphin conservation: Experts

Hindustan Times  

A thorough examination of the canal is essential to understand the reasons behind sporadic incidents of dolphins, Uttar Pradesh’s state aquatic animal, getting trapped due to low water levels. A view of the canal A team from the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, under the Namami Gange Program, visited the Indira Barrage in Lucknow for dolphin observations and shared insights on the situation. “Regular monitoring and establishing a volunteer network would provide immediate alerts if dolphins get stuck,” said Dr. Maurya. Local fishermen noted that such occurrences are common during the monsoon season or when water is released into the canal, and dolphins typically return to the main river channel naturally,” added Dr. Maurya.

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Gangetic Dolphin Population Shows Steady Growth
2 months, 1 week ago

Gangetic Dolphin Population Shows Steady Growth

Hindustan Times  

Gangetic dolphin population in the upper Gangetic basin shows a steady rise, with a 27% increase in four years. The population has grown from 41 in 2020 to 52, with 47 adults and 5 calves. Forest officials and WWF-India teams conducted a joint survey between September 8 and 12, 2023, and the population was found to be increasing. The rise …

All 10 stranded dolphins in safe waters now
6 months, 3 weeks ago

All 10 stranded dolphins in safe waters now

Hindustan Times  

Around 12 pm on Sunday, the last two of the ten Gangetic dolphins stranded in the shallow waters of Sharada Canal in Lakhimpur swam to safety, forest officials said. Since they live in these waters, we did not drive them far but managed to get them to an area where water is deep enough for them,” Lakhimpur divisional forest officer …

19 dolphins rescued alive from canals of Ganga-Ghagra basin, says study
1 year, 2 months ago

19 dolphins rescued alive from canals of Ganga-Ghagra basin, says study

The Hindu  

A recent publication by scientists and researchers has revealed that 19 Gangetic river dolphins had been rescued from the irrigation canals of the Ganga-Ghagra basin in Uttar Pradesh between 2013 and 2020. The publication titled ‘Rescuing Ganges river dolphins from irrigation canals in Uttar Pradesh, North India, 2013–2020‘ not only highlights the capture and relocation methods but also describes the …

UP CM Yogi declares Gangetic Dolphin as state aquatic animal, urges people to keep rivers clean
1 year, 2 months ago

UP CM Yogi declares Gangetic Dolphin as state aquatic animal, urges people to keep rivers clean

India TV News  

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has declared the Gangetic Dolphin as the state aquatic animal while also emphasising on the need to maintain the cleanliness of ponds and rivers. Counting of dolphins in UP Teams of the World Wide Fund for Nature and Forest Department have been recently counting dolphins with the help of GPS in Garh Ganga at …

Meet the researcher trying to give Gangetic dolphins their due
3 years, 3 months ago

Meet the researcher trying to give Gangetic dolphins their due

Hindustan Times  

Ravindra Kumar Sinha has spent most of his life along the Ganga, worrying about the Gangetic river dolphin. “So in my free time, I would sit on the banks of the river near the university and watch the dolphins emerge from the water.” He would go on to teach zoology at the university, and earn a PhD in the hydrobiology …

PM Announces Conservation Project in I-Day Speech Years after Gangetic Dolphins Were Declared National Aquatic Animals
4 years, 4 months ago

PM Announces Conservation Project in I-Day Speech Years after Gangetic Dolphins Were Declared National Aquatic Animals

News 18  

Ten years after Gangetic Dolphins were declared national aquatic animals, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Saturday a conservation project for the species. Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on India's 74th Independence Day, Modi said, "We will launch 'Project Dolphin' for protecting ocean and Gangetic dolphins." READ | J&K Elections, Ram Temple, NEP 2020: Here’s …

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