Study finds 43pc decrease in Indus River dolphin population across Sindh inhabiting the area between the Guddu and Sukkur barrages.

KARACHI, July 31: A recent study has shown that there has been a 43 per cent reduction over the past five years in the population of Indus River dolphin inhabiting the area between the Guddu and Sukkur barrages.

However, there has also been a 44pc increase in the number of dolphins dwelling the area between the Taunsa and Guddu barrages over the past decade.

The study titled ‘Abundance of Indus River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica minor) in 2011 and 2012’, is conducted by the World

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