Dolphin boom in Odisha’s Chilika lake
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Activists elated at jump in number of endangered Irrawaddy dolphins.
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Activists elated at jump in number of endangered Irrawaddy dolphins. The population of dolphins in Chilika, India’s largest brackish water lake, and along the Odisha coast has doubled this year compared with last year.
The wildlife wing of the State Forest and Environment Department released the final data on the dolphin census conducted in January and February this year, indicating a spectacular growth in numbers.
Divided into 41 units, wildlife activists, academicians, Forest Department officials, NGO members, boat operators and researchers from the Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, participated in the estimation exercise.