India conducts first official survey of Ganges dolphins
by Nirmala Ganapathy for The Straits Times, part of t from on (#FNSZ)
Conservation programme aims to protect the endangered species and restore biodiversity of the polluted river, reports The Straits Times
The conservation of dolphins in India's holiest, but most polluted waterway, is under the spotlight as the country conducts its first official count of the freshwater species.
An estimated 450 volunteers, government experts and conservationists will take part in the exercise, which spans the states of Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal, in November and December.
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