The Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin (Sousa chinensis, Osbeck, 1765) is found in coastal waters throughout the Indian and western Pacific Oceans, but the species has not been studied in detail along the coast of India. Records of stranded specimens, occasional sightings, incidental catches, and museum specimens are reviewed here, and these show that humpback dolphins occur along most Indian coastal areas and in northwest Sri Lanka.
Wildlife conservationists realised recently that mapping the movements of dolphins could be a threat to national security! A project to survey dolphins in the Sunderbans region of West Bengal was
The us military has resorted to using dolphins to clear mines in the war against Iraq. The marine mammals are trained not to make contact with the mines but to place floats near them. The us Navy
Animal rights activists were shocked and dismayed as the Indian Navy announced its plans to use dolphins for planting advanced limpet mines on enemy ships and submarines, following successful trials.
Concentrations of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), dibenzofurans (PCDFs), and non- and mono-ortho-substituted polychlorinated biphenyls (dioxin-like PCBs) were measured in tissues of humans, fishes, chicken, lamb, goat, predatory birds, and Ganges River dolphins collected from various locations in India.
The world's first two dolphins conceived using the technique of artificial insemination have been born in Hong Kong. The technique could help save the endangered species. The two dolphins, one female
the Bihar government has adopted a two-fold strategy to protect the Gangetic dolphins ( Platanista gangetica ). The strategy includes educating fisherfolk and other people on the need to
