Status, distribution, threats, and conservation of the Ganges River Dolphin Platanista gangetica (Mammalia: Artiodactyla: Cetacea) in Nepal

The Ganges River Dolphin Platanista  gangetica  has been classified as Endangered in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.  The IUCN changed its status from ‘Vulnerable’ to ‘Endangered’ in 1996 as the species population was declining in its entire distribution range.  It is, however, classified a...

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Main Authors: Deep Narayan Shah, Amit Poudyal, Gopal Sharma, Sarah Levine, Naresh Subedi, Maheshwor Dhakal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
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Online Access:https://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/4397