Second range-wide Dolphin Survey:
The second range-wide Dolphin Survey has been launched from Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh under Project Dolphin to update population estimates, assess habitats and threats.Project Dolphin is a national conservation initiative of the Government of India aimed at protecting riverine and oceanic dolphins through habitat protection, scientific monitoring, and stakeholder participation.Launched in: 15 August 2020.Nodal ministry: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC).Aim is to safeguard India’s dolphin diversity by addressing threats such as habitat degradation, pollution, by-catch, and flow alteration, while empowering local communities in conservation.
