The census of one of the world’s most threatened cetaceans, the Indus river dolphin (Platanista gangetica minor) is to commence as part of a project by the Centre. This is a freshwater dolphin that is found in river Beas.
The Indus river dolphin is classified as endangered by the IUCN. Punjab’s wildlife preservation wing has gone a step further is not only protect the dolphins but also their natural habitat. Until recently, it was believed that these dolphins were endemic to Pakistan.
But in 2007, a remnant but viable population of Indus dolphins was discovered in Punjab’s Harike wildlife sanctuary and in the lower Beas river.
The Indus river dolphin was declared the State aquatic animal of Punjab in 2019. Extension programmes will be held in Punjab to develop a group of dedicated individuals, called ‘Beas-Dolphin Mitras’ [friends and protectors] of the river Beas.
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