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DOLPHIN CONSERVATION EFFORTS
Fishing trip takes a wild turn as 400-kg dolphin falls from the sky onto a small boat in New ZealandThree men on a fishing trip in New Zealand were surprised when a large dolphin jumped into their boat, causing damage. One man had minor in...05 Mar, 2025, 02.38 PM IST- First-ever survey finds over 6,300 river dolphins in IndiaIndia's first population estimation of riverine dolphins has revealed 6,327 dolphins in the Ganga, Brahmaputra, and Indus River systems. Th...03 Mar, 2025, 05.14 PM IST
- As Dolphin population drops in the Amazon river, a man toils to keep them protectedDolphin species, especially the one known as 'pink dolphins' have been declared endangered and their numbers are rapidly reducing along the...21 Jun, 2024, 03.44 AM IST
- 70 pc of world's tigers are found in India: PM Modi lauds Project TigerIndia's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has revealed that the country is working on conservation projects Project Lion and Project Dolphin, as...28 Jul, 2023, 01.52 PM IST
- Tigers safe, research focus must shift to other species, say expertsRecent findings from various research projects have shed light on the need to broaden the scope of wildlife research. The analysis of tissu...19 Jun, 2023, 11.10 AM IST
- Bisons revive, freshwater dolphins dwindle: Conservationists10 Dec, 2020, 11.17 PM IST
- Tiger, pangolin farming in Myanmar risks 'boosting demand'11 Jul, 2020, 02.40 PM IST
- Lease of life: The 185-km long Beas Conservation Reserve is helping protect many endangered aquatic speciesToday, the Beas in Punjab is the only Indian habitat of the functionally blind mammal, which uses echolocation to navigate underwater and h...23 Feb, 2020, 09.22 AM IST
- Lease of Life: 5 conservation efforts that have reversed the damage done to flora and fauna in Indiahey could be ecologists who have spent their life studying conservation, concerned citizens who feel it is time to roll up their sleeves or...22 Feb, 2020, 11.35 PM IST
- No water shortage in India, but management not adequate: Nitin GadkariThe Union water minister who also handles the Road and Transport portfolio made the comments at the National Water Awards ceremony for 2018.25 Feb, 2019, 04.55 PM IST
- Dolphins’ rise in Ganga surprises environmentalistsEnvironmentalists are doubtful over the findings of recently conducted Ganga Dolphin Census citing increasing pollution load in Ganga.26 Oct, 2015, 01.10 PM IST
- Should we introduce special quotas for the animal species?Tiger earned its national stripes because a committee in 1972 pointed out that it was found in 16 Indian states as opposed to the lion’s so...20 Apr, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
- Gangetic River Dolphin, Dugong are now high-priority for conservationThe Gangetic River Dolphin, Asian Elephant, Pangolin and Dugong (sea cow) are among some of the most endangered species from India that fea...17 May, 2013, 08.38 PM IST
- Survey to count Ganges river dolphinsThe Ganges river dolphins are one of the four living species of dolphin that reside in freshwater rivers and estuaries. There were 4,000-5,...03 Oct, 2012, 05.50 PM IST
- Endangered Gangetic dolphin poachedIn a shocking incident, suspected poachers late on Friday night killed a six-feet-long male Gangetic dolphin, declared an endangered specie...09 Apr, 2011, 06.49 PM IST
- New export to China: AlligatorsCritically endangered alligators born and raised at Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo, now Multiplying in the Wild in China.14 Jul, 2009, 09.18 PM IST
- Religious leaders doing their bit to save freshwater dolphinsReligious leaders and locals of this sleepy town are doing their bit to save the endangered fresh water dolphins found in the river Ganga.17 Nov, 2008, 07.01 AM IST
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