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Annual Ganges Dolphin Census
October 12 , 2019
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- WWF (India) and members of Uttar Pradesh forest department (UPFD) have launched the annual census of Gangetic Dolphin as part of the ‘My Ganga, My Dolphin’ campaign.
- Officials from Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary and Narora Ramsar site within the upper Ganga stretch also joined the survey team.
- The census is part of an annual dolphin mapping exercise that first began in 2015.
- 33 dolphins were spotted in 2018, including three calves.
- The Ganges river dolphin has been recognized by the government of India as its National Aquatic Animal.
- It is also the official animal of the Guwahati city.
Regions covered
- Usually carried out along the Ganges from Bijnor barrage to Narora barrage, covering five districts inside Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary, Uttar Pradesh.
Additional regions covered in 2019
- Starts from Bijnor, Uttrakhand and covers a 255km-stretch till the Ramsar site at Narora barrage.
Technique
- The census will be done with the help of dolphin expert Gill Braulik, using tandem boat survey method.
- It comprises of two boats, each with some observers and one data recorder.
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