India rivers are home to 6000 dolphins

The longest river in India, the Gange River, is home to thousands of dolphins. But their survival is under threat.

But this is not the same as those in the oceans. Do not jump from water in amazing arches. A long period of time or swimming in a straight position. Instead, they swim sideways, spend a lot of their time underwater, and they have a long light and are almost blind.

These are the lyric dolphins, and it is a type of river dolphin – and the national water animal in India – which is largely present in the Gang River Brahamabotra system in the northern part of the country.

A new survey finds that the Indian rivers host about 6327 dolphins river – 6324 soldiers and only three dolphins. The majority of Indus dolphins were found in Pakistan, while the river flows across both countries in South Asia.

Each of the two types of dollars is classified as “endangered” by the International Conservation Federation (IUCN).

Researchers from the Wildlife Institute in India wiped 58 rivers in 10 states between 2021 and 2023 to produce the first comprehensive number of dolphins in India.

The origins of the dolphin are wonderful as the creatures themselves. They are often called “living fossils”, which have evolved from the ancestors of the marine millions of years ago, as scientists say.

When the sea immersed low areas of South Asia, these dolphins moved inside – and when the water retreated, it remained. With the passage of time, they adapted to harmful shallow rivers, and the development of the features that distinguish them from their general children in the ocean.

Experts say the new survey is crucial to tracking the river Dolphin groups. Since 1980, at least 500 dolphins – many of whom have accidentally fell into hunting networks or were deliberately killed – highlighting the constant threat of species.

Governor Ravenra Kumar Sinha says that until the early first decade of the twentieth century, there was little awareness about the river dolphins.

In 2009, Dolphin River Gang was announced on the national water animal in India to enhance conservation. Steps such as 2020 action plan and a dedicated research center in 2024 have since helped revive their numbers.

However, conservative specialists say there is still a long way.

Dolphins are still boiled for her body and Blubber, which is extracted to use as fishing taste. At other times, they collide with boats or are caught in hunting lines and die.

Nachikh Kelkar of the Wildlife Preservation Fund told Sanctuary Asia that many fishermen often had not reported the accidental deaths of dolphins for fear of legal troubles.

Under the laws of Indian wildlife, accidental or targeted dolphins are treated as “hunting” and carrying strict penalties. As a result, many poor fishermen quietly get rid of the bodies to avoid fines.

River Cruz has threatened tourism, which was taken in India in the past decade, has threatened its homeland. Dozens of cruise flights are working on both the Gange and Brahmaputra.

“There is no doubt He said The Guardian newspaper.

Mr. Sinha believes that increasing traffic in the bowl can push the Gasbian dolphins towards extinction, as it did with the dolphin in the Yangtisi River in China.

Dolphins are facing threats partially due to its development. They depend almost blind, depend on the echo location – high -tone sound pulses that bounce about things and return to echoes – to move in mysterious waters. While this characteristic is suitable for its environment, it also makes them vulnerable to modern threats.

Their bad eyesight and the speed of swimming make the river to the river in particular for collision with boats and other obstacles. In addition to their weakness in the slow reproductive cycle – it ripens between six and 10 years of age and females usually gives birth to one calf only every two to three years.

But Mr. Sinha hopes for the future of the dolphins in India. “Government initiatives have played a major role in saving dolphins.” It has been done a lot but there is still a lot to do, “he says.