The Amazon River dolphin, or Boto or Pink Dolphin, is a distinctive creature in Brazil’s rainforest with a history spanning 50 million years. However, it faces endangerment due to overfishing, ...

The Amazon Rainforest, often referred to as the “lungs of the Earth,” is a sprawling expanse of biodiversity. Beyond its towering trees and verdant foliage, it hosts an incredible variety of wildlife, ...

Over time, this pollution has contributed to the habitat degradation of the dolphins, he added. In 2012, Sindh’s Wildlife Minister Dr Dayaram revealed that out of 24 Indus River dolphins found ...

A joint declaration has been signed between nine nations from Asia and South America to save river dolphins from ... improve water quality in the dolphins’ habitat, create protected areas ...

Soomeri is a member of the Bhulan Dost Programme — a flagship citizen science initiative led by World Wildlife Fund Pakistan (WWF-P) to empower fisher communities to protect the Indus River Dolphin ...

The team's study was conducted in the Amazon River, but the findings have implications ... these routes can be interrupted by dams and other habitat interruptions that further jeopardize reproduction.

Visitors to the Amazon who expect a "Discovery Channel-like experience" with "jaguars in every tree" and "anacondas on every ...

A stranded dolphin has been rescued from a Cornish river after swimming about six miles (9.6km) inland. The female common dolphin was spotted at the edge of Lostwithiel, on the River Fowey ...

Fishing officials are preparing to return an Irrawaddy dolphin, also known as a bottle-nosed dolphin, back to its natural habitat after it was spotted feeding on fish in the Prachin Buri River ...

(Relevance: The Ganges River dolphin is important for the UPSC CSE as it is the national aquatic animal of India. Additionally, UPSC has previously asked questions about it.) 1. The tagging exercise ...