Asian river dolphin
Threats to wild species and our environment
The South Asian river dolphin (Platanista gangetica) is an endangered freshwater or river dolphin found in the region of South Asia which is split into two .
Dolphins are one of the oldest creatures in the world along with some species of turtles, crocodiles and sharks. The Ganges river dolphin was officially.
Where do South Asian river dolphins live?
Ganges river dolphin, blind dolphin, Ganges dolphin, Ganges susu, Gangetic dolphin, hihu, side-swimming dolphin, South Asian River Dolphin, Indus River.
Description:Massive fish kills from industrial pollution have reportedly become common in urban areas, and also human deaths from contact with toxic industrial discharges, not to mention increasing runoff of pesticides used on irrigated crops grown along the riverbanks. Besides fragmenting and dividing the South Asian river dolphin population, these man-made barriers also cause the formation of reservoirs with heavy sedimentation, leading to excessive salinity and destruction of habitats. Despite the lack of an eye lens it still has the ability to detect intensity and direction of light in the murky waters in which it inhabits. Animals t hat have been kept captive in clear water appear to swim most frequently on their sides. The only solid evidence of this is from a single radio-tracked dolphin released above Sukkur Barrage during canal closure that traversed the barrage in both upstream and downstream directions several times Toosy et al. A specific problem is that, because dolphin oil is highly valued as a fish attractant, fishermen have a strong incentive to kill any animals found alive in their nets and even to set their nets strategically in the hope of capturing dolphins described by Sinha as "assisted incidental capture".
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