Thousands of rare Irrawaddy dolphins found along Bangladesh coast

Apr 1, 2009

Thousands of rare Irrawaddy dolphins found along Bangladesh coast

Population of 6,000 endangered dolphins under threat from climate change and fishing, US conservationists warn

Conservationists claim to have found thousands of rare Irrawaddy dolphins on the Bangladesh coast, but warn that the newly discovered population is under threat from climate change and fishing.

Researchers from the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) said they have found nearly 6,000 Irrawaddy dolphins living in the freshwater regions of Bangladesh's Sundarbans mangrove forest and nearby waters in the Bay of Bengal.

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