There are only three Indus river dolphins left in India now, according to the country’s first comprehensive survey of the aquatic animal that has sparked concern about the survivability of endangered ...

IUCN Red List classifies the tucuxi river dolphin as endangered It’s official – all five of the world’s river dolphin species are now threatened with extinction after the IUCN Red List re-classified ...

In a major boost to conservation of the endangered Indus river dolphin, WWF experts in collaboration with the Sindh Wildlife Department safely tagged three dolphins in Pakistan with satellite ...

Flipper, dolphin tattoos and the performing dolphins of SeaWorld all share one thing in common: the ocean. But although sea-loving dolphins dominate popular imagination, lesser known sentient ...

Entanglement in fishing nets and habitat loss are the greatest threats to dolphins. River dolphin populations are severely fragmented due to the building of dams. Some subpopulations of dolphins are ...

Different types of microplastics including fibers, fragments, sheets, and beads were identified under a stereomicroscope, and their composition was determined using ATR-FTIR spectroscopy. This ...

In Pakistan, illiterate fishermen have become citizen scientists, helping to revive the fortunes of the endangered Indus River dolphin. An endangered river dolphin finds an unlikely savior: fisherfolk ...

Indus River dolphins are remarkable creatures that evolved to live in rivers after their primary habitat, the ancient Tethys Sea, went dry roughly 50 million years ago, according to the World Wildlife ...

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: The wildlife department has successfully completed the GIS-based Indus dolphin census survey in the Indus River under the Project Conservation and Management of Indus River Dolphin ...

A Geographic Information System (GIS)-based survey has confirmed the presence of 135 Indus River dolphins in the Dera Ismail Khan stretch of the Indus River, marking a significant development in ...

NEW DELHI: India's first-ever riverine dolphin estimation report has revealed 6,327 dolphins across 28 rivers in eight states ...

There are around 40 species of dolphins alive today. They are found all over the world and live in both freshwater and marine habitats. However, although many species are thriving with populations in ...