To protect the endangered mammal, Gangetic river dolphins, India’s first Dolphin Community Reserve will be established in West Bengal .
At a meeting of the State Wildlife Board chaired by state Chief Wildlife Warden Azam Zaidi this Decision was taken .
The reserve would be set up in the Hooghly River between Malda and Sundarbans as per provisions of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. A census would also be conducted to estimate the population of dolphins according to State Forest department.
India’s first Dolphin Community Reserve to set up in West Bengal
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