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Tide is turning for endangered Ganges River Dolphin - Sep 30, 2009 Times OnlineThe outboard motor splutters to a halt and the crew holds its collective breath, all eyes fixed on the concentric ripples extending across the river. ... Ganges River Dolphin Survival Threatened by Oil Exploration - Jul 25, 2009 Environment News ServiceGUWAHATI, Assam, India, July 25, 2009 (ENS) - Dolphin protected areas must be established if the Ganges River dolphin is to survive in the Brahmaputra river ... Group urges locals to protect the Ganga dolphin - Jul 20, 2009 The HinduThe Ganges river dolphin, of which only about 2000 are believed to exist ... The Ganges river dolphin is one of only three remaining types of dolphin that ... Bangladesh's majestic dolphins at risk - Jan 28, 2008 BBC NewsBut it's the Ganges river dolphin and the Irrawaddy dolphin which give the most cause for concern. "The most dire threat to them comes in the form of ... Quick action called for to save river dolphins - Oct 9, 2009 The HinduThe declaration of the Ganges river dolphin as India's national aquatic animal ... The only Ganges river dolphin sanctuary in the country is Vikramshila in ... Swimming blindly down the Ganges - Mar 15, 2005 WWF InternationalPoster for the WWF-India Ganges River Dolphin Project at Narora, Uttar Pradesh, India. ... So revered, the Ganges River dolphin was one of the world's first ... The spotlight is on the dolphin.... - Feb 10, 2007 The HinduNEW DELHI: Conservationists from India and Japan have teamed up to analyse and chalk out a strategy to conserve the Ganges river dolphin, an endangered ... Rare Ganges River Dolphin Video: 'Beaten To Death' In Bangladesh - Feb 1, 2008 nationalledger.comBy Jon Shanks. The Ganges River Dolphin is an extremely rare river mammal. Sadly, one has reportedly been beaten to death by fishermen in southern ... Endangered dolphins made national aquatic animal - Oct 6, 2009 Economic TimesThe Ganges River Dolphin is, according to Mr Parikshit Gautam, director of WWF-India's freshwater and wetland programme, a flagship specie, meaning that ... WWF Names World's Top 10 Rivers at Greatest Risk - Mar 21, 2007 Environment News ServiceThe basin is inhabited by five species of freshwater cetaceans including the endangered Ganges River Dolphin and the rare freshwater shark, ... river dolphin | Definition of river dolphin | HighBeam.com: Online … - Jul 12, 2006 Pay-Per-View - Oxford American College Dictionary - HighBeam ResearchArticle: Group urges locals to protect Ganges river dolphin ... The Ganges river dolphin is one of only three remaining ... ... An aquatic treat on the banks of Chambal - Aug 10, 2008 HinduThe sightings of Ganges River Dolphin, one of the world's most threatened mammals, are good from the banks of the Chambal. ... Article: Fed: Dolphin extinction bad news for humans - AAP General... - Sep 3, 2007 Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchGanges River Dolphin in dire straits: IUCN ... protected if the Ganges River Dolphin is to survive ... The Ganges River Dolphin is found mainly in the ... ... Article: Pakistani river dolphin population increases, but still... - Jun 7, 2006 Pay-Per-View - AP Worldstream - HighBeam ResearchArticle: Group urges locals to protect Ganges river dolphin ... The Ganges river dolphin is one of only three ... found in Pakistan's Indus River, ... river dolphin -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia - Jun 15, 2008 Subscription - Encyclopedia BritannicaThe Ganges river dolphin, or susu (Platanista gangetica), inhabits the Ganges, Brahmaputra, Karnaphuli, and Meghna rivers and their tributaries in India, ... Study Finds Bangladesh Largest Hotspot For Rare Freshwater Dolphins - Apr 3, 2009 AHNThese circumstances also threaten the endangered Ganges River dolphin, which shares part of its range in the Sundarbans with the Irrawaddy dolphin. ... Brahmaputra | Definition of Brahmaputra | HighBeam.com: Online … - Jul 12, 2006 Pay-Per-View - Oxford American College Dictionary - HighBeam ResearchAn emaciated adult Ganges River dolphin was found stranded on Katka ... the carcass of a nonlactating female Ganges River dolphin was also retrieved from a ... India Ganges River Pictures from November 27, 2007 | HighBeam … - Nov 27, 2007 Pay-Per-View - AP Images - HighBeam ResearchAn emaciated adult Ganges River dolphin was found stranded on Katka ... the carcass of a nonlactating female Ganges River dolphin was also retrieved from a ... Article: Key facts about Nepal and its political turmoil - AP... - Apr 10, 2006 Pay-Per-View - AP Worldstream - HighBeam ResearchAn emaciated adult Ganges River dolphin was found stranded on Katka ... the carcass of a nonlactating female Ganges River dolphin was also retrieved from a ... India Hindu Festival Pictures from October 10, 2007 | HighBeam … - Oct 10, 2007 Pay-Per-View - AP Images - HighBeam ResearchAn emaciated adult Ganges River dolphin was found stranded on Katka ... the carcass of a nonlactating female Ganges River dolphin was also retrieved from a ... India Agriculture Pictures from April 2, 2008 | HighBeam Research, AP... - Apr 2, 2008 Pay-Per-View - AP Images - HighBeam ResearchAn emaciated adult Ganges River dolphin was found stranded on Katka ... the carcass of a nonlactating female Ganges River dolphin was also retrieved from a ... India Daily Life Pictures from April 3, 2007 | HighBeam Research, AP ... - Apr 3, 2007 Pay-Per-View - AP Images - HighBeam ResearchAn emaciated adult Ganges River dolphin was found stranded on Katka ... the carcass of a nonlactating female Ganges River dolphin was also retrieved from a ... India Pictures from July 10, 2008 | HighBeam Research, AP Images - Jul 10, 2008 Pay-Per-View - AP Images - HighBeam ResearchAn emaciated adult Ganges River dolphin was found stranded on Katka ... the carcass of a nonlactating female Ganges River dolphin was also retrieved from a ... India Asia Eclipse Pictures from July 22, 2009 | HighBeam Research,... - Jul 22, 2009 Pay-Per-View - AP Images - HighBeam ResearchAn emaciated adult Ganges River dolphin was found stranded on Katka ... the carcass of a nonlactating female Ganges River dolphin was also retrieved from a ... AP TOPIX India Hindu Festival Pictures from November 17, 2007 | … - Nov 17, 2007 Pay-Per-View - AP Images - HighBeam ResearchAn emaciated adult Ganges River dolphin was found stranded on Katka ... the carcass of a nonlactating female Ganges River dolphin was also retrieved from a ... The New Nation - Internet Edition - Feb 11, 2008 New Nation - The New NationBut it's the Ganges river dolphin and the Irrawaddy dolphin which give the most cause for concern. "The most dire threat to them comes in the form of ... UN urges protection for dolphins - Nov 23, 2005 BBC NewsIt wants the Ganges river dolphin, Atlantic spotted dolphin, Northern right-whale dolphin and five other species to be given Appendix II status under the ... India Asia Eclipse Pictures from July 22, 2009 | HighBeam Research,... - Jul 22, 2009 Pay-Per-View - AP Images - HighBeam ResearchAn emaciated adult Ganges River dolphin was found stranded on Katka ... the carcass of a nonlactating female Ganges River dolphin was also retrieved from a ... India Ganges Pictures from December 14, 2007 | HighBeam Research, … - Dec 14, 2007 Pay-Per-View - AP Images - HighBeam ResearchAn emaciated adult Ganges River dolphin was found stranded on Katka ... the carcass of a nonlactating female Ganges River dolphin was also retrieved from a ... China Asia Eclipse Pictures from July 22, 2009 | HighBeam Research,... - Jul 22, 2009 Pay-Per-View - AP Images - HighBeam ResearchAn emaciated adult Ganges River dolphin was found stranded on Katka ... the carcass of a nonlactating female Ganges River dolphin was also retrieved from a ... India Ganges Pictures from December 14, 2007 | HighBeam Research, … - Dec 14, 2007 Pay-Per-View - AP Images - HighBeam ResearchAn emaciated adult Ganges River dolphin was found stranded on Katka ... the carcass of a nonlactating female Ganges River dolphin was also retrieved from a ... Article: ALKS FROM THE RIVERBANK.(Features) - Western Mail (Cardiff, ... - Sep 27, 2008 Pay-Per-View - Western Mail - HighBeam ResearchAn emaciated adult Ganges River dolphin was found stranded on Katka ... Dolphin hotspots must be protected if the Ganges River Dolphin is to survive in the ... Ngo for Dolphin Conservation Changes Name - Oct 14, 2005 Pay-Per-View - Hindustan Times - Factiva, from Dow JonesThe Foundation is also gearing up for the 4th Status Review Study Survey for River Dolphin (Ganges River Dolphin) in the Brahmaputra during last part of ... Seismic work suspended in Brahmaputra, India - Nov 3, 2006 WWF InternationalThe population of the Ganges river dolphin is already under severe threat due to poaching, unregulated fishing of their prey food and excessive human ... India Eclipse Pictures from July 22, 2009 | HighBeam Research, AP … - Jul 22, 2009 Pay-Per-View - AP Images - HighBeam ResearchAn emaciated adult Ganges River dolphin was found stranded on Katka ... the carcass of a nonlactating female Ganges River dolphin was also retrieved from a ... India Pictures from December 16, 2007 | HighBeam Research, AP Images - Dec 16, 2007 Pay-Per-View - AP Images - HighBeam ResearchAn emaciated adult Ganges River dolphin was found stranded on Katka ... the carcass of a nonlactating female Ganges River dolphin was also retrieved from a ... India Pictures from June 3, 2009 | HighBeam Research, AP Images - Jun 3, 2009 Pay-Per-View - AP Images - HighBeam ResearchAn emaciated adult Ganges River dolphin was found stranded on Katka ... the carcass of a nonlactating female Ganges River dolphin was also retrieved from a ... India Ganges Pictures from September 22, 2007 | HighBeam Research, … - Sep 22, 2007 Pay-Per-View - AP Images - HighBeam ResearchAn emaciated adult Ganges River dolphin was found stranded on Katka ... the carcass of a nonlactating female Ganges River dolphin was also retrieved from a ... India Pictures from June 3, 2009 | HighBeam Research, AP Images - Jun 3, 2009 Pay-Per-View - AP Images - HighBeam ResearchAn emaciated adult Ganges River dolphin was found stranded on Katka ... the carcass of a nonlactating female Ganges River dolphin was also retrieved from a ... India Pictures from June 3, 2009 | HighBeam Research, AP Images - Jun 3, 2009 Pay-Per-View - AP Images - HighBeam ResearchAn emaciated adult Ganges River dolphin was found stranded on Katka ... the carcass of a nonlactating female Ganges River dolphin was also retrieved from a ... 6,000 Rare, Large River Dolphins Found in Bangladesh - Jan 21, 2010 National GeographicPopulations of the Irrawaddy's cousin, the endangered Ganges River dolphin, are also plummeting due to the same threats. Likewise, the Yangtze River dolphin ... Study: Fertilizers Harm Freshwater Lakes | Article from AP Online | … - Jun 14, 2005 Pay-Per-View - AP Online - HighBeam ResearchArticle: Group urges locals to protect Ganges river dolphin ... The Ganges river dolphin is one of only three remaining types of dolphin that live ... India Ganges Pictures from August 18, 2009 | HighBeam Research, AP … - Aug 18, 2009 Pay-Per-View - AP Images - HighBeam ResearchAn emaciated adult Ganges River dolphin was found stranded on Katka ... the carcass of a nonlactating female Ganges River dolphin was also retrieved from a ... Dolphins find a home in Chambal sanctuary - Feb 12, 2008 thecheers.org..."The name of the dolphin is Ganges river dolphin (Platanista Gangetica). Initially, it was found in Ganges and all the linked rivers. ... Keeping the river clean: Chambal River, India - Mar 26, 2007 WWF InternationalThe Ganges River dolphin (Platanista gangetica) inhabits the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna and Karnaphuli-Sangu river systems of India, Nepal and Bangladesh. ... Article: New Moon Draws Hindus to Ganges River - AP Online | … - Jan 19, 2007 Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam ResearchArticle: Group urges locals to protect Ganges river dolphin ... The Ganges river dolphin is one of only three remaining ... declared functionally extinct in ... India's Great River Is Awash in Filth | Article from AP Online |... - Feb 11, 2007 Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam ResearchArticle: Group urges locals to protect Ganges river dolphin ... The Ganges river dolphin, of which only about 2 ... protection by local communities. ... The baiji: So long and thanks for all the fish - Sep 12, 2007 New Scientist...with around 1000 remaining in Pakistan; and the Ganges river dolphin, of which a few thousand remain in western India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan. ... Scientists say dolphins should be treated as 'non-human persons' - Jan 3, 2010 Times OnlineResearchers have found that brain size varies hugely from around 7oz for smaller cetacean species such as the Ganges River dolphin to more than 19lb for ... Time to celebrate! - May 15, 2005 Financial ExpressGanges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica) is one of the only four freshwater dolphins in the world, coordinator freshwater species at WWF, Sandep Behera, ... Pandas have one powerful card to play... - Aug 23, 2008 Times OnlineI always thought this a gloomy, troll-like existence until I had an encounter with the not-dissimilar Ganges river dolphin. These mad monsters leaping from ... Rare dolphin in river rescue - Oct 1, 2009 The AustralianLess famous, graceful and numerous than its marine cousins, the Ganges river dolphin is a shy, almost blind beast with the misfortune to favour a habitat ... Calls for more dolphin protection - Nov 24, 2005 BBC NewsThe UN Environment Programme wants eight species to be internationally protected, including the Ganges river dolphin, Atlantic spotted dolphin and Northern ... Article: 36 drown as boat tips.(News) - The News Letter (Belfast,... - Oct 17, 2005 Pay-Per-View - News Letter - HighBeam Research...intact mangrove forests and is home to endangered Bengal tigers, three species of otter, three species of wild cat and the Ganges river dolphin. ... A campaign to conserve dolphin - Feb 23, 2005 The HinduThe World Wide Fund for Nature-India (WWF) will soon launch a nationwide campaign to conserve the highly endangered Ganges river dolphin (Platanista ... The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Feb 10, 2008 Chandigarh TribuneOut of the 40 species of dolphins found in the world, only one species ie Ganges river dolphin is found in India, that too with a small population in the ... Massive population of rare Irrawaddy dolphins discovered in Bangladesh - Mar 31, 2009 Mongabay.comThe Ganges River dolphin, which overlaps the same habitat as the Irrawaddy dolphin, is threatened by the same factors. Freshwater dolphins of Southeast Asia ... Atlanta Metro News | ajc.com - May 6, 2008 Atlanta Journal ConstitutionThe Red List, an international inventory of how well some creatures are faring, considers the Ganges River dolphin endangered, for example. ... Cut pieces of an endangered mammal found near railway tracks - Aug 10, 2007 Bihar TimesThe incident is seen here as a major setback to the ongoing conservation of the endangered Ganges river dolphin. "Bodies of dolphins were found cut into ... Underwater Photography & Video Portal - Oct 8, 2007 DivePhotoGuide.comThe incident is seen here as a major setback to the ongoing conservation of the endangered Ganges river dolphin. 'Bodies of dolphins were found cut into ... Jail for stuffed dolphin theft - Apr 20, 2007 NEWS.com.auSkulls, skins, skeletons and complete specimens, from animals such as a Tasmanian tiger, marsupial moles and a Ganges River dolphin, were found in his house ... Violence spreads in Kenya - Jan 30, 2008 News International - The News InternationalFishermen at Mongla, near the Sunderbans mangrove forest, netted a Ganges river dolphin on Monday and beat it to death as they had not seen this kind of ... Seer's mission:Save the dolphins - Mar 9, 2005 Pay-Per-View - Hindustan Times - Factiva, from Dow JonesReleasing a poster of Ganges river dolphin conservation programme, he assured his support to the awareness campaign of the WWF scheduled to commenc in the ... Protecting Endangered Species Helps Reduce Poverty; New WWF Study … - Mar 21, 2006 Free with registration - America's Intelligence Wire - AccessMyLibrary.comIn the Indian village of Farida, a WWF awareness-raising program aimed at conserving the rare Ganges river dolphin helped the community to address critical ... A dolphin believed endangered is thriving | Article from International... - Apr 3, 2009 Pay-Per-View - International Herald Tribune - HighBeam Research...the Ganges River dolphin, and seeking money for the effort, said Dr. Howard Rosenbaum,who directs the nonprofit group's "ocean giants" program. ... Article: Golf scores.(Sport) - Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)... - Apr 11, 2007 Pay-Per-View - Evening Chronicle - HighBeam ResearchFranciscana, La Plata dolphin Ganges River dolphin, susu Gervais' beaked whale Ginkgo-toothed whale Goosebeak whale, Cuvier's wh. ... Gunmen ambush bus, kill 13 - Jul 19, 2005 South African Star - The South African StarThe Ganges river dolphin is killed for its oil, used as a cure for joint pains. There are 2 000 remaining, a third of the 1980s figure. ... Swiss explorer on Ganga voyage - Oct 20, 2009 Times of IndiaIt is good to see that species like the Ganges River Dolphin still survive," said Helge Bendl, project manager, Ganges Expedition. ... Protecting Endangered Species Helps Reduce Poverty, World Wildlife … - Mar 24, 2006 sciencedaily.comIn the Indian village of Farida, a WWF awareness-raising program aimed at conserving the rare Ganges river dolphin helped the community to address critical ... 'Obsessed' museum thief jailed - Apr 24, 2007 Independent OnlineThey included a stuffed lion acquired by the museum in 1911, the skeletal remains of a Ganges River dolphin, leopard and jaguar skins, as well as numerous ... UN urges protection for dolphins. - Nov 24, 2005 Free with registration - UPI NewsTrack - AccessMyLibrary.comThe UN Environment Program, also known as Unep, wants an upgrade of international protection on eight species, including the Ganges River dolphin, ... Bangladesh waters: Too much, too little - Nov 18, 2009 BBC NewsA shushuk, a Ganges river dolphin, plays in the waves in front us. The fishermen use giant nets, but this morning, most have only caught tiny fish and ... The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Dec 3, 2006 Chandigarh Tribune...method for sexing of birds, identified the Himalayan wolf as a new species and demonstrated that the Ganges river dolphin is probably a 'living fossil.' ... Backcasts archive: Through April 20, 2007 - Apr 20, 2007 ESPNHis creature comforts of choice included the clouded leopard, the Ganges River dolphin and the rare Bulmer's fruit bat. Dutch-born Hendrikus van Leeuwen, ... RTÉ Radio One, Mooney Goes Wild - Dec 5, 2008 RTE.ie...barrages, diversions and canals threatening the gharial and other endangered river fauna including the Ganges river dolphin, turtles, otters and fish. ... Ganga is drying: WWF - Mar 21, 2007 Daily News & Analysis...because of the alarming rate at which the river has eaten into the land. The Ganges river dolphin is also dying out at the rate of 10 per cent per annum. Save Dolphins - Nov 16, 2008 Zee NewsThe Ganges River dolphin is among the four "obligate" freshwater dolphins found in the world. The other three are found in the Yangtze River in China, ... A dolphin in the Cajon Pass - Apr 6, 2009 $3.50 - Redlands Daily Facts - NewsBank...belonging in the group that ultimately gave rise to the endangered Little Ganges River dolphin of South Asia. The fossil was found in the Cajon Pass. ... Lecture, “Dolphins in Cajon Passâ€? - Apr 9, 2009 Inland Empire...belonging in the group that ultimately gave rise to the endangered Little Ganges River Dolphin of South Asia. The fossil was found in the Cajon Pass. ... The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - May 20, 2007 Chandigarh TribuneIt is home to the endangered Ganges river dolphin and the rare freshwater shark—Glyphis ganeticus. The unique Sunderbans delta supports more than 289 ... Back to skull: OSU library houses vertebrate samples - Aug 23, 2007 NewsOK.com..."This is the skull of a Ganges River dolphin,â€? she said of the long skull. "It is one of the few species of fresh water dolphins. ... Xmas birding in Nepal's top three - Nov 4, 2008 easier.com...and onto the Koshi River by raft in search of Marsh Mugger and fish-eating Gharial Crocodile – and perhaps encounter endangered Ganges River Dolphin. ... The New Nation - Internet Edition - May 29, 2008 New Nation - The New NationThis mangrove supports a unique assemblage of flora and fauna, including Bengal tiger, Estuarine crocodile and the Ganges river dolphin. ... Article: Exterminator Sentenced for Stealing - AP Online | HighBeam … - Apr 20, 2007 Pay-Per-View - Associated Press/AP Online - HighBeam ResearchHis haul included skulls, skins and skeletons from animals such as the Ganges River dolphin, the clouded leopard and the rare Bulmer's fruit bat. ... NSW: Former museum worker jailed 5 years for stealing specimens | … - Apr 20, 2007 Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam Research...moles and a Ganges River dolphin. 50-year-old VAN LEEUWEN pleaded guilty to 15 counts of stealing from his employer. Judge PETER BERMAN took another 179 ... Australia jails museum thief 澳州å?šç‰©é¤¨ç«Šè³Šç¹©ä¹‹ä»¥æ³• - May 8, 2007 Taipei Times - Taipei TimesThey included a stuffed lion acquired by the museum in 1911, the skeletal remains of a Ganges River dolphin, leopard and jaguar skins, as well as numerous ... toothed whale (suborder of mammals) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia - Jun 5, 2008 Subscription - Encyclopedia BritannicaDelphinidae (mammal family) · Ganges river dolphin (mammal) · Monodontidae (mammal family) · Physeteridae (whale family) · Platanista (genus of mammals) ... Дельфины вымирают - Jan 31, 2008 Вокруг СветаÐ? в Бангладеш рыбак забил наÑ?мерть редкого гангÑ?кого речного дельфина (Ganges River dolphin) потому, что он «никогда раньше не видел подобного Ñ?ущеÑ?тва», ... Brahmaputra River's Dolphin Population Facing a New Threat: Oil ... - Aug 4, 2009 EcoWorldlyThe Ganges River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica) has a tenuous population at best - with possibly just 2000 overall. And with only an estimated 264 Ganges River Dolphin Survival Threatened by Oil Exploration - Jul 25, 2009 Environment News ServiceGUWAHATI, Assam, India, July 25, 2009 (ENS) - Dolphin protected areas must be established if the Ganges River dolphin is to survive in the Brahmaputra river Ganges River Dolphin in dire straits: IUCN - Jul 20, 2009 Press Trust of IndiaDubai, July 20 (PTI) Dolphin hotspots must be protected if the Ganges River Dolphin is to survive in the Brahmaputra river system, a recent study has Below is a round up of news from or about South Asia for the ... - Jul 22, 2009 SciDev.netMore>> The Ganges River dolphin is in danger of being wiped out, warns an India–UK study. Accidental killing while fishing and the poaching of dolphins for Religious leaders doing their bit to save freshwater dolphins - 16 Nov 2008 Zee News,The Ganges River dolphin is among the four "obligate" freshwater dolphins found in the world. The other three are found in the Yangtze River in China, Xmas birding in Nepal's top three - Nov 4, 2008 Easier (press release),...and onto the Koshi River by raft in search of Marsh Mugger and fish-eating Gharial Crocodile – and perhaps encounter endangered Ganges River Dolphin. India’s endangered species get time on their side - Sep 16, 2008 WWF International,The watches, on sale only in India, feature six endangered species: the Tiger, Indian Rhino, Ganges River Dolphin, Red Panda, Whale Shark and Olive Ridley Animal Instinct - Sep 14, 2008 Express Buzz,And this collection is inspired by six of these species- Royal Bengal Tiger, Great Indian Rhino, Olive Ridley Turtle, Whale Shark, Ganges River Dolphin and River Dolphins on the verge of extinction - 14 Aug 2008 The New Nation,Professor Dr Anwarul Islam said, two species of river dolphins of were available in rivers of Bangladesh, of them one is Ganges River Dolphin with long jaws An aquatic treat on the banks of Chambal - Aug 9, 2008 Hindu,The sightings of Ganges River Dolphin, one of the world’s most threatened mammals, are good from the banks of the Chambal. Braving the badlands and the "It is - still - the best zoological blog out there, period" - Jul 29, 2008 ScienceBlogsThere are two species: the Indus river dolphin P. minor Owen, 1853 of the Indus and Chenab in Pakistan, and the Ganges river dolphin P. gangetica Roxburgh, Fishermen 'beat dolphin to death' - Jan 30, 2008 CNN InternationalThe men then tried selling the body of the Ganges River dolphin as a rare fish. (CNN) -- Fishermen in Bangladesh beat a rare river dolphin to death because Rare Ganges River Dolphin Video: 'Beaten To Death' In Bangladesh - Feb 1, 2008 National Ledger,By Jon Shanks The Ganges River Dolphin is an extremely rare river mammal. Sadly, one has reportedly been beaten to death by fishermen in southern Bangladesh Legal Protection for Ganges River Dolphin - Jan 30, 2008 Associated Content,After some fisherman beat a Ganges River Dolphin, they tried to sell this rare animal but were unsuccessful in their attempt. Due to nobody purchasing the Ganges River Dolphin Killed By Fishermen To Sell - Jan 30, 2008 HULIQ,A Rare Ganges River Dolphin is killed by fisherman in the hope of selling the dolphin as a rare fish, reports Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha news agency. The Ganges River Dolphin and Legal Protections - Jan 30, 2008 Associated Content,According to www.transworldnews.com, a rare Ganges river dolphin was killed by a fisherman in Bangladesh. The reason that these man gave for killing this Dolphins find a home in Chambal sanctuary - Feb 12, 2008 Times of India,..."The name of the dolphin is Ganges river dolphin. Initially, it was found in Ganges and all the linked rivers. But now their habitat has shrunken and is Rare Ganges River Dolphin Beat to Death by Fisherman - Jan 30, 2008 TransWorldNews (press release),The men claimed they beat the Ganges River Dolphin to death because they had never seen “this kind of creature before.â€? After killing the animal, The Death of a Ganges River Dolphin and Dolphin Protection Laws - Jan 30, 2008 Associated Content,The Ganges River Dolphin is and endangered species, with the highest estimate of its population being at about 5000. And it looks different than the Bangladesh's majestic dolphins at risk - Jan 28, 2008 BBC News,Experts are particularly concerned over the fate of two species - the Ganges river dolphin and the Irrawaddy dolphin whose numbers they say have Rare dolphin 'beaten to death' in Bangladesh - Jan 29, 2008 AFPFishermen at Mongla, near the Sunderbans mangrove forest, netted a Ganges river dolphin on Monday and beat it to death as they had not seen this kind of "Fishermen Beat Rare Dolphin to Death" - Jan 30, 2008 SlateAs the story explains, they had never seen a Ganges River dolphin before, and thought they could make money selling this "rare fish" they found trapped in Briton admits plot to behead Muslim - Jan 30, 2008 Turkish Daily News (subscription),Fishermen at Mongla netted a Ganges river dolphin on Monday and beat it to death, as they had not seen this kind of creature before. Cut pieces of an endangered mammal found near railway tracks - Oct 8, 2007 Bihar Times,The incident is seen here as a major setback to the ongoing conservation of the endangered Ganges river dolphin. "Bodies of dolphins were found cut into China's white river dolphin snuffed out - Aug 9, 2007 Cosmos,It is the cousin of the Ganges River dolphin (Platanista gangetica) of India, which is also on the endangered list. Wang, emphasised that not all hope was [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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