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 Sanjay Biswal said. “Since the dolphins were more in number, we couldn’t go with the option to shift them with human intervention,” said Arunima Singh, a biologist and representative of Turtle Survival Alliance, a global conservation organisation. “The safest way to rescue them was to bring the water levels in the canal and the river at par so that the dolphins swim back.

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Community role vital in dolphin conservation: Experts
1 week, 3 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 …

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 …

Pregnant Gangetic Dolphin Found Dead in UP Wildlife Reserve, Died of 'Natural Causes'
3 years, 9 months ago

Pregnant Gangetic Dolphin Found Dead in UP Wildlife Reserve, Died of 'Natural Causes'

News 18  

A pregnant Gangetic river dolphin has been found dead in an Uttar Pradesh wildlife reserve in Bahraich district. Singh said that a team of veterinary doctors conducted a post-mortem of the dead dolphin and a foetus was found in its uterus. The Gangetic river dolphins, a species of freshwater dolphins primarily found in the Ganga and Brahmaputra rivers and their …

Endangered Burrunan dolphins found dead in Gippsland Lakes
4 years, 1 month ago

Endangered Burrunan dolphins found dead in Gippsland Lakes

ABC  

Scientists are investigating the death of four rare dolphins in the Gippsland Lakes in eastern Victoria. Key points: Four Burrunan dolphins have been found dead in the Gippsland Lakes since September Scientists are monitoring water quality to try to determine a cause People on boats and jet skis have been warned to stay away from the dolphins There are two …

39 dolphins, 3 whales wash up on Mauritius after oil spill
4 years, 3 months ago

39 dolphins, 3 whales wash up on Mauritius after oil spill

Deccan Chronicle  

Johannesburg: The number of dead dolphins that have washed ashore on the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius after an oil spill has risen to 39, the government said Friday, ahead of protests this weekend against authorities’ handling of the disaster at sea. The dolphins began washing up this week, several days after some 1,000 tons of fuel spilled from …

39 dolphins, 3 whales wash up on Mauritius after oil spill
4 years, 3 months ago

39 dolphins, 3 whales wash up on Mauritius after oil spill

Associated Press  

JOHANNESBURG — The number of dead dolphins that have washed ashore on the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius after an oil spill has risen to 39, the government said Friday, ahead of protests this weekend against authorities’ handling of the disaster at sea. The dolphins began washing up this week, several days after some 1,000 tons of fuel spilled …

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