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31/08/22 13:48 PM IST

Indus dolphin added to list of endangered species

In News 
  • The state’s efforts to protect and conserve threatened Indus river dolphin has got the much-needed boost, as the aquatic mammal has been included in Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
  • The Indus river dolphin was declared the State aquatic animal of Punjab in 2019.
About Indus Dolphin 
  • Scientific Name: Platanista gangetica minor
  • According to a recent study of South Asian river dolphins, Indus and Ganges River dolphins are not one, but two separate species. Currently, they are classified as two subspecies under Platanista gangetica.
  • Like other freshwater dolphins (such as Ganges river dolphins) , the Indus river dolphin is an important indicator of the health of a river.
  • Other dolphins found in Indian waters include: Ganges River Dolphins, Irrawaddy dolphins.
Conservation Status
  • International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN): Endangered.
  • Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species(CITES): Appendix I
  • Indian Wildlife (Protection), Act 1972: Schedule I
Source- The Tribune 

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