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Asia’s first Dolphin Research Centre
October 7 , 2018
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- National Dolphin Research Centre (NDRC) will be set up on the banks of the Ganga river in Patna University campus in Patna, capital of Bihar.
- It will be Asia’s first Dolphin research centre.
- The announcement for the centre was made on the occasion of Dolphin day (October 5), observed in Bihar.
Gangetic river dolphin
- Gangetic river dolphin (scientific name: Platanista gangetica) is one of the 4 freshwater dolphin species in the world.
- The other 3 are found in Yangtze river, Indus river in Pakistan and Amazon river. Gangetic river dolphin species are found in India, Bangladesh and Nepal.
- Gangetic river dolphin is India’s national aquatic animal.
- Gangetic river dolphins fall under Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act and have been declared an endangered species by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature).
- Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary located in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district of Bihar is India’s only dolphin sanctuary.
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