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 Protecting dolphins [1]

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 protect dolphins and directing the districts bordering the Ganga to strictly enforce the laws. The decision comes in the wake of a directive given by the Patna high court to protect the endangered species (see,

Publication Date: 
29/06/2001
Down to Earth [2]
Tags:
Dolphin [3], Aquaculture [4], Endangered Species [5], Fisherfolk [6], India [7], Bihar [8]

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[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/aquaculture
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fisherfolk
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bihar