India's longest and most holy river, the Ganges, is home to thousands ... in China's Yangtze river. River dolphins face threats partly due to their own evolution. Nearly blind, they rely on ...

Endangered Icon: The endangered Ganges River Dolphin is more than just a beautiful creature; it's a barometer of river systems' health. United Initiative: To conserve the Ganges dolphin population, a ...

One of the river’s most at-risk animals is the Ganges river dolphin. There used to be tens of thousands of them, but now only around 1,200-1,800 are left in the river. Biggest threats to them include ...

have an evolution that is relatively unknown because fossils of these ancient mammals are so scarce. They include living species like the Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica ...

To other marine life that move around in the water’s muddy depths, it is a sign that the Ganges river dolphin is nearby. Records dating back to 1879 show that the mammal once had a large range ...

GUWAHATI A team of wildlife conservationists tagged the almost-blind Ganges river dolphin for the first time. A healthy male river dolphin from Kulsi, a tributary of the Brahmaputra, was tagged ...

In a first for India, a Ganges River Dolphin has been geotagged in Assam, the environment ministry said on Wednesday. A Ganges River Dolphin.(File Photo) The news was shared by Union minister of ...

However, environmentalists and conservationists say the rise in cruises could do lasting damage to the habitat of the Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica). The MV Ganga Vilas will pass ...

Locally known as Sihu, this marks the first recorded presence of the species in the river since 1998, ending a 25-year absence. The prolonged disappearance of the Ganges dolphin from this waterway ...

India is noted for being home to a range of rare and unique species of dolphins. There are endangered Ganges river dolphins and the playful humpback dolphin in the Indian Ocean which attract ...

One of the river’s most at-risk animals is the Ganges river dolphin. There used to be tens of thousands of them, but now only around 1,200-1,800 are left in the river. Biggest threats to them include ...