Even 15 days after the conclusion of the Prayagraj Maha Kumbh, ornithologists are intrigued by promising signs from the ...

First census of Gangetic dolphins finds 6,327 in Ganga and tributaries, highlighting conservation challenges and efforts.

The Ganges river in India is more than 2,500km long and has the most populated river basin in the world. Hundreds of millions of people and a huge range of wildlife rely on the river Ganges. But ...

Despite their name, killer whales (orcas) are actually dolphins.

India reports 6,327 river dolphins with Uttar Pradesh showing the highest count, followed by Bihar and West Bengal. This ...

First estimate of Gangetic dolphins reveals 6,327 in Ganga and tributaries, challenging underwater counting methods explained ...

Project Dolphin’ tallies up the population of related species of India's national aquatic animal across the Ganges, ...

Kolkata: In the first comprehensive study on Irrawaddy dolphins — estuarine dolphins that are more salt-tolerant — in the ...

The survey under Project Dolphin was carried out by the Union environment ministry along with Wildlife Institute of India (WII) and other organisations ...

India has recently conducted its first-ever comprehensive riverine dolphin estimation, revealing a total of 6,327 dolphins ...

Uttar Pradesh is home to 2,397 river dolphins, nearly 40 per cent of the total population of the aquatic mammal in India, ...

Faecal coliform bacteria are naturally present in the intestines of humans and warm-blooded animals ... CPCB report which analysed Ganges water said: “The river water quality was not conforming ...