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First organised census of Indus Dolphins
May 15 , 2018
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- Punjab government along World Wildlife Fund (WWF)- India are conducting first organised census of Indus Dolphins, one of the world’s rarest mammals found only in India and Pakistan.
- The first organised census will be conducted over period of five days in 185 km stretch between Talwara and Harike Barrage in Beas River in Punjab were riverine fresh water Indus Dolphins are confined.
- Indus Dolphin is subspecies of freshwater river dolphin which also includes Ganges River dolphin. Indus Dolphin found in Indus river and its Beas and Sutlej tributaries flowing through India and Pakistan.
- It is national mammal of Pakistan. It is a key indicator species of river’s health.
- It listed by the IUCN as endangered on its Red List of Threatened Species
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