IUCN Species of the Day: Irrawaddy Dolphin

  Photo credit: Deparment of Fishery of Thailand   The Irrawaddy Dolphin, Orcaella brevirostris, is listed as ‘VULNERABLE’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™. A distinctive dolphin with a rounded head and no beak, this species is patchily Continue Reading

IUCN Species of the Day: South Asian River Dolphin

  Photo credit: Sandra Bose   The South Asian River Dolphin, Platanista gangetica, is listed as ‘ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. An inhabitant of the Indus, Ganges, Meghna Brahmaputra, and Karnaphuli river systems of the Asian Continue Reading