Indian Wildlife Institute Reports Over 4000 Gangetic Dolphins in India

Indian Wildlife Institute Reports Over 4000 Gangetic Dolphins in India

Daily Current Affairs / Indian Wildlife Institute Reports Over 4000 Gangetic Dolphins in India

Change Language English Hindi

Category : Miscellaneous Published on: May 25 2024

Share on facebook

According to the Wildlife Institute of India, there are now over 4,000 Gangetic dolphins in the Gangetic River basin, with more than 2,000 found in Uttar Pradesh, primarily in the Chambal River. This increase indicates improving water quality and effective conservation efforts.
The Ganges river dolphin, known scientifically as Platanista gangetica and also called the blind dolphin, Ganges susu, or Hihu, historically inhabited the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna and Karnaphuli-Sangu river systems.
Currently, they are found in specific stretches of the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Barak river system in India, as well as in river systems in Nepal and Bangladesh.
Gangetic dolphins are blind and live exclusively in freshwater. They use sonar for hunting, emitting ultrasonic sound waves that bounce off prey.
These dolphins usually live alone or in small groups and must surface every 30-120 seconds to breathe, producing a distinctive ‘susu’ sound when exhaling.

Recent Post's

Anandkumar Velkumar created history by winning India’s first-ever gold medal in speed skating at the Speed Skating World Championships 2025 held in Beidaihe, China.
Read More....
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Swasth Nari, Sashakt Parivar Abhiyaan, focused on the health of women, children, and families.
Read More....
Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated India’s largest and most advanced Veer Savarkar Sports Complex in Ahmedabad.
Read More....
South Korea, USA and Japan launched their five-day trilateral exercise Freedom Edge 2025 in waters near Jeju Island.
Read More....
Carlos Felipe Jaramillo from Colombia has been appointed as the World Bank’s Vice President for the East Asia and Pacific Region.
Read More....
Muzaffarpur (Bihar) claimed first place in the INSPIRE Award 2025, with 7,403 students presenting innovative ideas.
Read More....
At the 2025 Emmy Awards, The Pitt won Best Drama Series, The Studio won Best Comedy Series and Adolescence won Best Limited Series, while actors were also honored.
Read More....
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the National Makhana Board in Purnia, Bihar.
Read More....
In India, Engineers’ Day is celebrated on 15 September to honor Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya.
Read More....
According to a NITI Aayog report, AI adoption could add $500-600 billion to India’s GDP by 2035.
Read More....