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Last Updated:: 21/02/2022
Mahananda river survey records 190 dolphins, warns of fishing threats to Res List species
by Seema Sharma
- A November 2021 survey of the Ganges river dolphin in the Mahananda river may help close the existing information gap in the IUCN Red List Assessment for the dolphin species.
- Dolphin mortality due to entanglement in nets and oil-baited hook lines continues to remain a challenge in the river.
- Unregulated sand mining, pollution, solid waste dumping and construction of embankments for flood control have negatively impacted Mahananda ecology and the survival of dolphins and other riverine species.
Source:
https://india.mongabay.com/2022/02/mahananda-river-survey-records-190-dolphins-warns-of-fishing-threats-to-red-list-species/