Indus Dolphin Reserve Explained

Indus Dolphin Reserve is a Ramsar site[1] located between Guddu Barrage and Sukkur Barrage on River Indus in Pakistan.[2] Stretched on an area of 125,000 hectares, it was designated as a wetland protected site on 10 May 2001.[1] In 1974 it was declared a protected site locally on the recommendation of World Wide Fund for Nature. According to a survey conducted in 1989, there are about 429 Indus river dolphin present.[2]

Notes and References

  1. 22 July 2013. The List of Wetlands of International Importance. Ramsar Convention on Wetlands . 32. 27 July 2013.
  2. Book: Dolphins, Porpoises, and Whales of the World. 1991. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 978-2880329365. 35–40. Klinowska, M. . 27 July 2013.

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