Other Aquatic Mammals
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Drones Give Wildlife Conservation an Added Edge
Drones are extensively used in wildlife conservation, making tasks like habitat surveys, animal tracking, and population estimation easier and more accurate
Conservation
Pingers and an Attempt to Save the Ganges River Dolphin
Can an acoustic device attached to fishing nets save the Ganges river dolphin from becoming bycatch in traditional gillnet fishery?
Conservation
Indian Ocean Humpback Dolphin: Facts, Habitat, Threats
All you need to know about this marine mammal
Infographic
Dolphins and Porpoises: What’s the Difference?
Here's a quick guide to what sets dolphins and porpoises apart
Explainer
Dwindling Dugongs: Meandering Trails in Seagrass Meadows
Exploring the world and habits of the tiny population of dugongs remaining in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Species
Imaginary Borders and Their Very Real Effects
International borders impact every species. What happens upstream to a river can affect river dolphins and other creatures even hundreds of kilometres downstream. Convincing reasons to think of conservation of our shared biological heritage beyond political boundaries
Conservation
Decoding Dugong Days in Indian Waters
Though the dugong has become locally extinct in many areas, there is hope. It is considered a priority species for conservation, and efforts to save it are on across international borders.
Conservation
A Big Win for Dugongs!
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment and conservation
Green Humour
Gangetic River Dolphin Numbers Decline in Assam
The mammals are threatened by construction of dams and mechanised sand mining along rivers
Conservation
190 Dolphins Recorded in Mahananda Face Survival Challenges
Fishing, unregulated sand mining, pollution, solid waste dumping and construction of embankments for flood control have negatively impacted Mahananda ecology and the survival of dolphins and other riverine species
Conservation
Dugong: Facts, Diet, Habitat
All you need to know about this herbivorous marine mammal
Infographic
New Conservation Reserve Offers Glimmer of Hope for Dugongs
The biodiversity-rich waters of the reserve in the Gulf of Mannar and Palk Bay is the most significant surviving natural habitat for dugongs globally
Conservation
A Fine Balance: Irrawaddy Dolphins in Chilika Lake
Elusive and endangered, the Irrawaddy dolphin inhabits a delicate ecosystem in coastal Odisha
Species
Irrawaddy Dolphin: Facts, Habitat, Threats
All you need to know about this social mammal
Infographic
Fishing Friends: Irrawaddy Dolphins and the Fishers of Chilika Lagoon
In Odisha’s Chilika Lagoon, researchers have confirmed that dolphins do assist fishers in getting a good catch
Species
Ganges River Dolphin: Facts, Population, and Protection Status
All you need to know about India's national aquatic animal
Infographic
In Deep Waters: The Conservation Saga of the Ganges River Dolphin
Conservation of the Ganges river dolphin will not just protect the species, but secure the future of our largest river systems
Conservation
Meet Chilka Lake’s New Ambassador: The Fishing Cat
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
Green Humour
Fish Workers Critical to Saving Dugongs and Their Seagrass Habitat
India is reaching out to coastal communities through awareness programmes and incentives to protect both the endangered dugongs and their habitat
Conservation
A Dolphin’s Coaching Classes
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
Green Humour
Staying Alive: South Asian River Dolphins
No species on Earth is similar to the almost blind <em>Platanista gangetica</em>, which belong to an ancient lineage
Species
Underwater Disturbance: The Gangetic Dolphin Struggles to Communicate
India’s Ganga River is getting noisier with increased ship traffic and dredging, and that’s stressing the river’s iconic dolphins and changing how they communicate, a new study has found
News
Seagrass Meadows on the Ocean Floor
Primary food of the dugong, sea grasses cover thousands of kilometres of ocean floor, and are massive oxygen generators too
Habitat