According to a report in NewIndianExpress, endangered Irrawaddy dolphins have found a second home in Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary in Odisha. While the total dolphin count across seven coastal divisions has shown a decline, the number of Irrawaddy dolphins in Chilika Wildlife and Rajnagar…
Chilika Lake has recorded marginal drop in the population of the species from 144 in 2015 to 134 this year As many as 181 endangered Irrawaddy dolphins have been sighted in Odisha, according to a census carried out by the…
The first-ever headcount operation of these marine animals, conducted recently, has come out with sighting of 270 dolphins. Significantly, the census figure found more dolphins inhabiting in Gahirmatha under Bhitarkanika national park than the Chilika lake, an internationally acclaimed Ramsar…