A survey conducted in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra by biologists has brought to light that about 569 dolphins live in the region. It is believed that the actual number of dolphins could be much higher. Image via Project Noah The survey was a collaborative effort of the United Nations Development Programme, the Government of India […]
Animals Your Kid Might Not Get To See
India is home to over 45,000 species of plants and over 70,000 species of animals. However many of these species are on the verge of extinction and may not survive if constant efforts are not put to save them and their homes. Here’s an infographic from trodly that shows some of the animals that your kid […]
Kolkata’s New Resident: Rare Baby Gangetic Dolphin!
Kolkata’s Hooghly river has just become home to the newest member of one of the rarest mammals of the world – The Gangetic Dolphin (Platanista Gangetica). Born to a resident Gangetic dolphin couple, the baby seems to be loving all the attention it is getting from the locals as it jumps in an out of […]
Asia’s First Dolphin Research Centre to come up in Bihar
The Gangetic River Dolphins, one of the four only surviving freshwater dolphins of the world, is soon to get more protection, thanks to the conservationists who plan to set up India and Asia’s first dolphin research centre in Patna in Bihar.
Ship Strike Killing Marine Animals
A new study conducted by researcher along Kerala coasts find that the number of whales and other marine animals getting hit by ships has increased significantly in the past few months. The stranded sea animals also include some rare and endangered species like the Bryde’s whale. A Biju Kumar, Head of the Department of Aquatic […]
Good News for Gangetic Dolphin
News of an endangered animal population increasing in number is hard to come by nowadays and therefore whenever such a thing does happen; it brings with itself a sigh of relief. The good news this time is about India’s national aquatic animal the Ganga River Dolphin whose population has increased from 175 last year to 223 at the Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary, India’s only dolphin sanctuary, located in Bihar.