Wednesday 5 November 2014

Fight to save endangered Indus dolphins, turtles

FLORA AND FAUNA
Fight to save endangered Indus dolphins, turtles
Sukkur, Pakistan (AFP) Nov 04, 2014 - Local legend has it that Pakistan's Indus River dolphin was once a woman, transformed by a curse from a holy man angry that she forgot to feed him one day. After thousands of years swimming the mighty river the gentle, blind mammal is under threat from a combination of uncontrolled fishing and damage to its habitat caused by man-made dams. Conservationists are fighting to save the dolphi ... more


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