Dolphins are important indicators for the health of the rivers they live in, which are also the lifeblood of huge economies and hundreds of millions of people. WE DEPEND ON RIVER DOLPHINS Where ...

Locally known as Bhulan, the Indus river dolphin is the most endangered freshwater dolphin species in the world. It is native to the Indus River system, with the only viable population existing in ...

The Yangtze river’s finless porpoise is one of the very few porpoises (relatives of dolphins and whales) that live in fresh water. Its small size and cute 'smile' make it much loved in China and ...

The river has flooded the rain forest, luring freshwater dolphins to hunt in the woods. The Amazon dolphin, Inia geoffrensis, parted company with its oceanic ancestors about 15 million years ago ...

Major rivers throughout the Amazon Basin have plummeted to record low levels, and water temperatures are approaching those ...

Six months of field research conducted by WWF along Nepal’s Karnali River shows that river dolphin populations are more endangered than ever. Katmandu, Nepal – Six months of field research conducted ...

Nic Mader, Elisabeth Howells and Elizabeth Murdoch Titcomb conduct two to four surveys a month in the lagoon from Stuart to ...

In the past four months the have been seven documented cases of dolphins getting entangled in fishing gear, according to HSWRI. Indian River Lagoon is not an isolated incident, sadly, this trend ...

Bizarre moments on the Itapará River in Brazil on November 1 when nature was turned on its head, and predator became prey: a ...

Sea Shepherd is launching a new conservation research campaign in Brazil to protect the dolphins of the Amazon River. The scientific expedition, known as Boto Da Amazônia (Amazon River Dolphin ...