The State Government today declared the endangered Gangetic river dolphin as the State Aquatic Animal. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi announced this during a World Environment Day celebration here today. The decision would add teeth to the conservation measures initiated by the State Government to save this endangered species, which was a longstanding demand of the various environmentalist groups across the world.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/river-dolphin-declared-state-aquatic-animal
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/assam-tribune-guwahati
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kulsi
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/subansiri
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/aquatic-animals
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dolphin
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/assam
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dibrugarh-d