Overview The Ganges river dolphin or Susu, lives in a very populated region of the world. These dolphins live in the freshwater river banks of Bangladesh, India and Nepal. One of the main threats to the dolphin is loss of habitat because of the building of dams and irrigation projects.
Survival Status The survival status of the Ganges river dolphin is endangered. The population of the animal is between 1,200 - 1,800 dolphins.
Conservation The population of the Ganges river dolphin is threatened because of pollution, and being caught in the fishermen’s nets. Another reason this dolphin is in endangered is because of the removal of river water from dams and irrigation projects. The decrease in freshwater habitat is the leading cause of the decrease in their population. The World Wildlife Fund wants to help increase the fresh waters so it does not make the Ganges river dolphin not endangered already as it is.
What is being done now? TheWorld Wildlife Fund and many other international organizations are taking actions to reduce freshwater habitats for Ganges river dolphin and other freshwater cetaceans * Hopefully if enough organizations team up then there will be a chance for the Ganges river dolphin to live in their freshwater habitat. *Any mammal living always in water whales, dolphins, and porpoises.
What should be done in the future? To increase the wild population of Ganges river dolphins it would take effort to improve the quality of freshwater habitats.