Dolphin sighting is always a pleasure to the eye.. .and it becomes all the more pleasurable when its a rare river dolphin that is spotted. About 19 endangered gangetic dolphins were sighted in a major stretch of the Ganga in Fatehpur district by a team that had been out to survey the number of the […]
Pod of Rare Indus River Dolphins Spotted in Punjab
RARE SPECIES SIGHTING: In exciting news for dolphin lovers and wildlife enthusiasts, the officials of Harike Wildlife Sanctuary in Punjab reported spotting 12 Indus dolphins (Platanista gangetica minor) in a single sighting. This is the first time that a complete pod of the endangered dolphin species has been sighted near the sanctuary, which lies about […]
Bihar houses Stable population of Gangetic Dolphins
With more than 800 recorded sightings, the news from Bihar for the endangered Gangetic Dolphin is good.
5th October to be celebrated as Ganga River Dolphin Day
If you love dolphins mark Octobor 5th in your calendar as the state of Bihar has decided to celebrate the day as Dolphin day. Ganga river dolphins or Ganges river dolphins are an endangered freshwater dolphins also the national aquatic animal of India.