Ganga dolphin sightings up in Bihar, poaching down. Dams
18 小时之前 · New Delhi: Despite an uptick in their sightings of late in Bihar, Ganges River Dolphins (Platanista gangetica) are still battling for survival.Over the past century, their numbers have dwindled due to a variety of reasons, including poaching. Awareness campaigns among fishermen communities have brought that down, but barrages, dams and construction still pose a risk to the fresh-water dwellers.
Gangetic river dolphins in Assam decline due to anthropogenic …
2022年8月24日 · Assam’s Brahmaputra and the tributaries Kulsi and Subansiri are strongholds of the endangered Gangetic river dolphin. However, local communities and researchers note decline in populations. Dolphins in the Kulsi river are affected by …
Why Are Gangetic River Dolphins Disappearing From Assam?
2022年9月15日 · Assam’s Brahmaputra and the tributaries Kulsi and Subansiri are strongholds of the endangered Gangetic River Dolphin. However, local communities and researchers note a decline in populations. Dolphins in the Kulsi river are affected by the relentless mechanised sand mining on its banks.
Ganges River Dolphin | Freshwater Dolphin | Species | WWF
Dolphins trapped above a dam are exposed to poaching, especially during dry summer months. Dolphins below a dam are threatened by heavy pollution, increased fishing activities and vessel traffic. They also have less food because dams disturb the migration, breeding cycles and habitat of fish and other prey.
Untangling a Silent Threat in the Ganges
2024年11月14日 · Long-term monitoring of river dolphin deaths and poaching in the Gangetic plains by WCT and Human & Environment Alliance League (HEAL) reveals major poaching hotspots between the Kosi-Ganga floodplain of eastern Bihar …
Bycatch Mortality and Poaching of Ganges River Dolphins in …
The Gangetic River Dolphin above and below Farakkha barrage on the Ganges in Bihar and West Bengal are killed intentionally for fat in addition to bycatch mortality in nylon fishing nets and later taken into the illegal blubber trade.
Impact on endangered Gangetic dolphins due to construction
2020年5月13日 · The population of Gangetic dolphins has reduced considerably due to river flow regulation and fragmentation, apart from poaching for oil and meat, pollution and increased traffic in water bodies. Several barrages, dams and diversion of water through irrigation canals have severely altered natural flow regimes particularly in the low‐flow dry ...
Killing of rare river dolphins sparks poaching fears in Bangladesh …
2020年5月10日 · The gutted carcass of a freshwater dolphin has been found in a river sanctuary in Bangladesh, officials said Sunday, sparking fears fishermen are taking advantage of the virus lockdown to poach...
Gangetic Dolphin: A Species In Danger - Nature inFocus
2017年7月4日 · How an increasingly uninhabitable riverine habitat, poaching pressure and too frequently falling victim to bycatch has pushed the Gangetic Dolphin to the brink of extinction
Species identification from seized animal oil: a case study of ...
2021年4月6日 · Poaching of South Asian river dolphins is considered one of the main reasons for the rapid decline of their natural populations. To curb the escalated rate of poaching, high numbers of oil and meat seizures are recovered with subsequent convictions by the law enforcement agencies.