Status of Ganges River dolphin Platanista gangetica (Lebeck, 1801) in the lower stretch of the Ganga River, India, with emphasis on threats, conservation, and recommendations

Status of Ganges River dolphin Platanista gangetica (Lebeck, 1801) in the lower stretch of the Ganga River, India, with emphasis on threats, conservation, and recommendations

The Ganges River dolphin (GRD), Platanista gangetica, is one of the most endangered cetaceans in the world and is seriously in danger from dams and barrages, restricted river flows, bycatch, pollution, etc. The GRD is a freshwater dolphin, commonly known as "susu", one of the four freshwat...

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Main Authors: Basanta Kumar Das, Dibakar Bhakta, Canciyal Johnson, Thangjam Nirupada Chanu, Mitesh Ramteke, Suraj Kumar Chauhan, Archisman Ray, Saurav Nandy, Arghya Kunui, Shreya Roy, Trupti Rani Mohanty, Nitish Kumar Tiwari, Naba Kumar Acharjya, Karmveer Singh, Deependra Singh, Aritriya Jana, Atul Kumar, Tania Kayal, Sandeep Kumar Behera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
abundance
Ganges River dolphins
Bhagirathi–Hooghly River systems
threats
recommendations
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2025.1523537/full
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