Context:
GUWAHATI A team of wildlife conservationists tagged the almost-blind Ganges river dolphin for the first time in India.
Ganges River dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica)
According to the IUCN, the Ganges River dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica) is listed as endangered. The Ganges River dolphin are almost blind and uses echolocation to navigate, find prey, and sense its environment. Also known as the Susu.
- Habitat
- The Ganges River dolphin lives in the shallow, murky rivers of the Indian subcontinent, including India, Bangladesh, and Nepal.
- Threats
- The Ganges River dolphin is threatened by habitat loss, dams, pollution, and poaching. A part from that threats include entanglement in fishing gear, targeted hunting, and the effects of climate change.
