some 2,300 bottlenose dolphins and 1,500 pink dolphins. There are 250 Ganges river dolphins or shushuks in the Sundarbans and 125 in the Karnaphuli River. Dr Md Shafiqul Islam of CU said that being ...

Jaipur, India's Pink City, is world renowned for its gemstone industry. However, in Jaipur's Nahargarh lurks another one of ...

India is noted for being home to a range of rare and unique species of dolphins. There are endangered Ganges river dolphins and the playful humpback dolphin in the Indian Ocean which attract ...

The Ganges river dolphin, which has been chosen as India’s national aquatic animal, is unique in its ecology, being nearly blind and relying on echolocation for its biological needs.

The Amazon Basin contains the world's largest system of rainforest and rivers. Two of these rivers, the Putumayo and the ...

Ridding the Ganges of thousands of tons ... When lost or discarded in the river, the nets can entangle turtles, otters, and endangered river dolphins. Over time, they break down into microplastics.

Around 1 400 dolphins - also known as pink dolphins because of their pinkish colour - are believed to live in the waters of the Pearl River Estuary with around 300 in Hong Kong waters. Planning ...

A scientific study has revealed alarming levels of toxic chemicals in the Ganga river, threatening the health and survival of the endangered Gangetic dolphins. Published in the journal 'Heliyon ...

An orphaned Irrawaddy dolphin rests in the arms of its caretaker at the Marine Endangered Species Veterinary Hospital in Rayong, Thailand. On Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady River, fishers tap the side of ...

The species faces threats from habitat destruction and disturbance. The Ganges River Dolphin is a nearly blind freshwater mammal that uses echolocation to navigate and hunt. Found mainly in the ...

A rare and unexpected sighting has been reported of what appears to be a dolphin or a porpoise swimming in the River Usk in Newport. This unusual occurrence has captured the attention of local ...