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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.� 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

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