Project Dolphin

Ganges Dolphin

  • The Ministry of Environment and Forests notified the Ganges River Dolphin as the National Aquatic Animal.
  • The River Dolphin inhabits the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna and Karnaphuli-Sangu river systems of Nepal, India, and Bangladesh.
  • It is estimated that their total population is around 2,000 and they are listed in Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act (1972).
  • The Ganges Dolphin is among the four “obligate” freshwater dolphins found in the world — the other three are the ‘baiji found in the Yangtze River (China), the ‘bhulan’ of the Indus (Pakistan) and the ‘boto’ of the Amazon River (Latin America).
  • Although there are several species ....
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