It is a freshwater dolphin species found in the lower parts of the Indus River in Pakistan and in the River Beas, a tributary of the Indus River in Punjab, India.

Threats

  • Unsustainable fishing
  • The construction of dams led to habitat fragmentation
  • River water pollution

Conservation Status

  • International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN): Endangered.
  • Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species(CITES): Appendix I
  • Indian Wildlife (Protection), Act 1972: Schedule I

 

Ganges River Dolphin

  • Indian Wildlife (Protection), Act 1972: Schedule I
  • IUCN Status: Endangered.
  • Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES): Appendix I
  • Convention on Migratory Species (CMS): Appendix II

Irrawaddy Dolphin

  • IUCN Status: Endangered.
  • Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972: Schedule I.
  • CITES: Appendix I.

 

Source: Down To Earth