Protected areas, a corestone of biodiversity conservation, provide a vast array of ecosystem
services to support livelihoods of people. However, protected areas, especially freshwater …

Land cover change has been one of the major drivers of change leading to an alteration of
critical habitats for many of the threatened species worldwide. Species with a narrow range …

Freshwater cetacean species, including the baiji (Lipotes vexillifer), Amazon River dolphin
(Inia geoffrensis), Ganges/Indus River dolphins (Platanista spp.) and Yangtze finless …

Abstract The Ganges River dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica)(GRD) is classified as
one of the most endangered of all cetaceans in the world and the second scarcest …

The breach of the eastern embankment of the Koshi Barrage at Paschim Kusaha Village of
Sunsari District on 18 August 2008, created havoc for wildlife and their habitats, as well as …

Present survey was carried out from April 16th to December 15th of 2009 with a view to
assess the key faunal species of Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve such as Birds, Gangetic …

ABSTRACT Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve and its associated wetlands including Saptakoshi
River are important wetland habitats for the critically endangered Wild Water Buffalos …

Abstract The Ganges River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica) is the most charismatic aquatic
species inhabiting rivers of India, Bangladesh, and Nepal. It is an endangered species that …

Nepal is endowed with vast water resources in form of glaciers, lakes, streams and rivers. All
the rivers in Nepal are connected to the Ganges River system of India. The major rivers are …

Population abundance and density of the Ganges River Dolphin Platanista gangetica
gangetica (Roxburgh, 1801) was studied in the Buriganga River from December 2012 to …