The choice of Katwa as the awareness cum breeding centre for the protection of Gangetic dolphins cannot be faulted as their number has already crossed the three figure mark, a senior forest department official said.
Dr. Roy Chowdhury said, “Over the years, due to rise in saline levels, these creatures are receding from the forest waters.”
These highly endangered Gangetic Dolphins, which are found in just four river systems of the world including the Ganges, are seen here in the 168 km stretch of Ganges between Bijnor barrage and Narora barrage here in West UP. However, the sighting has increased now because of less human activities in the river during the lockdown.
The census survey of fresh water dolphins started from Bijnore on Tuesday by a joint team of the forest department…
Experts from Worldwide Fund for Nature-India, who mapped the abundance of and threats to Gangetic dolphins in the Hooghly, say…
