The dolphin population along Odisha’s coast and in its waterbodies rose from 544 in 2021 to 726 in 2022.
- The data was released by the Principal Chief Conservator Forest (Wildlife), Odisha.
Key highlights of census
- The increase in the State’s dolphin population is largely due to high sighting in the Mangrove Wildlife Division of the Rajnagar jurisdiction.
- The Chilika lake, which is a major tourist attraction known for its Irrawaddy dolphins, saw the numbers of its flagship aquatic animal drop sharply from 162 in 2021 to 151 this year.
- There has also been a fall in the number of bottlenose dolphins in the lake, from 26 in 2021 to 16 in 2022.
- A total of six species of dolphins — Irrawaddy, bottlenose, humpback, striped, finless and spinner dolphins — have been recorded.
(Source: TH)
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