Rescue Guide for Ganges River Dolphin
- The Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India, has released a guide for the safe rescue and release of stranded Ganges river dolphins.
- The document has been prepared by the Turtle Survival Alliance and the Environment, Forest and Climate Change Department (EFCCD) of the Uttar Pradesh Government.
- The Ganges river dolphin is the national aquatic animal of India.
- It is listed as ‘endangered’ under the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List Assessments, Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act (1972), Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
- The species, ....
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