Indus Dolphin Reserve

Coordinates: 28°01′N 69°15′E / 28.017°N 69.250°E / 28.017; 69.250 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 are present here.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 The List of Wetlands of International Importance (PDF) (Report). Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. 22 July 2013. p. 32. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  2. 1 2 Margaret Klinowska (June 1991). Dolphins, Porpoises, and Whales of the World. International Union for Conservation of Nature. pp. 35–40. ISBN 978-2880329365. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
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