Ganges Dolphin Day: 5 October

In India, 'Ganga River Dolphin Day' is celebrated every year on 5 October to encourage conservation and raise awareness of the Ganges River dolphin.

• On this day in 2010, the Ganges dolphin was declared a national aquatic animal.
• Then, in 2012 the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the Government of Uttar Pradesh jointly launched a dolphin conservation campaign in the country.
• The Ganges River Dolphin was officially discovered in 1801.
• The Ganges river dolphin is found in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna and Karnaphuli-Sangu river systems of Nepal, India, and Bangladesh.

Important Facts

About Ganga

• Sources: Gangotri Glacier
• Length: 2,510 km
• Cities: Varanasi, Haridwar, Prayagraj, Kolkata, Patna, Kanpur, Ghazipur