Gangesdolfijn

In a population estimate of the Ganges river dolphin in the Mahananda river in Bihar and West Bengal, a total of 190 individuals were counted by two teams of scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Trust (WCT). This survey, claimed to be the first such assessment, adds to the state-wide tally of dolphins in Bihar primarily, … Meer lezen

Hoop! Dat is wat de foto van de gangesdolfijn mij geeft. Dit beeld symboliseert een positief verhaal: de terugkeer van deze rivierdolfijn in de Narayani-rivier in Nepal. Dit is een blog van Daphne Willems, expert rivierdolfijnen bij WWF. >> lees verder …

This report is produced by WWF as one of the key deliverables for the World Bank ‘Global Best Practicesfor Effective and Sustainable Conservation of the Ganges River Dolphin’ project. This is a technicalreport intended to provide a review of the current level of scientific knowledge of Ganges river dolphinand identification and prioritization of the key … Meer lezen

Ferries and other vessels in the Ganga produce underwater noise that’s changing the echolocation behaviour of India’s national aquatic animal. >> read more …

The current total population of the Gangetic Dolphin stands between 2500 to 3000, out of which more than 80 per cent inhabit the Ganga and its tributaries. >> read more …

Patrolling of the Ganga has been ordered in Bihar after reports surfaced of local fishermen netting smaller fish that are the food supply of the endangered Gangetic Dolphin. >> read more …

Restricting the speeds of vessels and blowing sirens and horns is how the Indian Ministry of Shipping plans to safeguard the population of the Ganges River Dolphin, in the country’s one dolphin reserve through which National Waterway-1 connecting Haldia to Varanasi passes. >> read more …

A population of endangered Gangetic river dolphins has been found for the first time in the Mahananda river, a tributary of the Ganga, in Bihar’s Kishanganj district. A team of scientists from Vikramshila Biodiversity Research and Education Centre (VBREC) of Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, spotted the 14 Gangetic river dolphins during a survey. >> read … Meer lezen

A population of one of the world’s most endangered dolphins is under serious threat in the Halda River, Bangladesh. In the four month period up to February, 17 South Asian river dolphins (also known as the Ganges River dolphin) died in the river and experts are now calling for their home to be declared a sanctuary and proper … Meer lezen