Experts from India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar have come together for enhancing conservation of river Dolphins in the region. River Dolphins, a unique species found mainly in rivers of Asia and South America, are vanishing rapidly. Gangetic Dolphin, the national aquatic animal of India has been declared endangered by International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Experts of these countries discussed the future strategy to conserve and revive these Dolphins with regional cooperation.<br />” <br />”<span style="color: #222222;">Experts were unanimous that Announcement of Project Dolphin by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will work as a catalyst to increase Dolphin population. Project Tiger has successfully helped in increasing tiger population. They deliberated the most important thing to focus on now is community participation along with scientific interventions. AIR correspondent reports, NamamiGange has given importance to biodiversity and ecological improvement along with pollution abatement. Speakers also discussed Dolphin education for students, community engagement and improving overall awareness.</span><br />
News On AIR | August 26, 2020 12:23 PM | Bangladesh | Experts from India | Nepal & Myanmar
Experts from India, Bangladesh, Nepal & Myanmar come together for enhancing conservation of river Dolphins