The Ministry of Jal Shakti has released a guide for the safe rescue and release of stranded Ganges river dolphins. The manual is endorsed by the IUCN Cetacean Specialist Group.
- Best practices on crowd control, dolphin capture from canals and handling, transfer, transport and release are part of the guide.
- The manual has been prepared by the Turtle Survival Alliance and the Environment, Forest and Climate Change Department (EFCCD) of the Uttar Pradesh Government.
About Ganges river dolphins
- Ganges river dolphins are found throughout the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna and Karnaphuli-Sangu river systems of Nepal, India and Bangladesh.
- The species is mostly found in the Indian subcontinent
- The Ganges river dolphin is the national aquatic animal of India.
- It is listed as ‘endangered’ under the IUCN Red List Assessments,
- It is listed under the Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act (1972),
- It is listed under the Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
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