{"id":1734,"date":"2026-09-24T21:46:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T21:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webmediamall.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/24\/unicorn778-pakistan-expands-protected-habitat-for-indus-river-dolphin-as-recovery-offers-hope-peluang-terburuk-saat-bermain-slot-online\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T21:46:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T21:46:21","slug":"unicorn778-pakistan-expands-protected-habitat-for-indus-river-dolphin-as-recovery-offers-hope-peluang-terburuk-saat-bermain-slot-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webmediamall.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/24\/unicorn778-pakistan-expands-protected-habitat-for-indus-river-dolphin-as-recovery-offers-hope-peluang-terburuk-saat-bermain-slot-online\/","title":{"rendered":"UNICORN778 Pakistan expands protected habitat for Indus River dolphin as recovery offers hope Peluang Terburuk Saat Bermain Slot Online"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-330706\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"bulletpoints-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"bulletpoints\">\n<ul>\n<li><em>Pakistan has established the Punjnad Indus River Dolphin Sanctuary in Punjab, which connects with an existing reserve in Sindh to form a continuous 400-kilometer protected river corridor.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>A 2025 abundance study reveals the endangered Indus River dolphin metapopulation has rebounded to an estimated 1,987 individuals, marking a 19.4% increase between 2011 and 2017.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Despite this encouraging recovery, nearly 99% of the population is confined to a 690-kilometer stretch of the river and remains highly vulnerable to fatal gillnet entanglements and habitat fragmentation from irrigation barrages.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Wildlife officials and conservationists stress that long-term survival for the endemic bhulan, as it is locally known, will require cross-provincial coordination, ecological modifications to barrage operations and community-led sustainable fishing practices.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><button class=\"content-expander\"><span>See All Key Ideas<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Between 11 million and 16 million years ago, during the high sea levels of the middle Miocene period, the ancestors of the Indus River dolphin entered the muddy waters of what is the Indus Basin today. Over millennia, they adapted to their new environment through extraordinary evolutionary shifts, developing sophisticated echolocation while gradually losing their eyesight.<\/p>\n<p>Today, these blind mammals, living mostly in Pakistan (with a small population in northwestern India), navigate the river\u2019s shallow, dry-season waters by swimming on their sides. Yet, these evolutionary marvels offer little defense against the modern transformation of their habitat.<\/p>\n<p>That habitat is fragmented by vast networks of dams, human-made canals and irrigation barrages. Consequently, the Indus River dolphin (<em>Platanista minor<\/em>), locally known as the <em>bhulan<\/em>, has seen its historical range slashed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldwildlife.org\/news\/stories\/indus-river-dolphins-benefit-from-new-protected-area-in-pakistan\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">approximately 80%<\/a>. The species, which boasted an estimated population of 10,000 in the late 19th century, plummeted to just 617 individuals by 2001 before rebounding to around 2,000 over the next decade. The Indus River dolphin is listed as endangered on the <a href=\"https:\/\/iucn-csg.org\/red-list-status-of-cetaceans\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">IUCN Red List<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Pakistan\u2019s government has officially created the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldwildlife.org\/news\/stories\/indus-river-dolphins-benefit-from-new-protected-area-in-pakistan\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">Punjnad Indus River Dolphin Sanctuary<\/a> in June 2026, safeguarding nearly 200 kilometers (123 miles) of the river in Punjab. This new zone connects with an existing protected area in Sindh province, southeastern Pakistan, that creates a contiguous 400-km (249-mi) stretch of legally protected habitat, offering a critical lifeline to one of the world\u2019s rarest freshwater dolphins.<\/p>\n<p>The timing of this legal protection is of the essence, as a landmark <a href=\"https:\/\/www.int-res.com\/journals\/esr\/articles\/esr01453\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">2025 study<\/a> published in <em>Endangered Species Research<\/em> (ESR) documented the Indus River dolphin\u2019s metapopulation to have successfully increased to an estimated 1,987 individuals. This reflects a 19.4% increase between 2011 and 2017, demonstrating that past conservation interventions such as the outlawing of dolphin hunting in the 1970s have yielded tangible results. Nearly 99% of this surviving population is now concentrated in a 690-km (430-mi) stretch of the river between the Chashma barrage in Punjab and Sukkur barrage in Sindh province.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_330710\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/24130615\/Indus-river-dolphin-Credit-WWF-Pakistan.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-330710\" src=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/24130615\/Indus-river-dolphin-Credit-WWF-Pakistan.jpg\" alt=\"An Indus River dolphin (Platanista minor), locally known as the bhulan.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/24130615\/Indus-river-dolphin-Credit-WWF-Pakistan.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/24130615\/Indus-river-dolphin-Credit-WWF-Pakistan-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/24130615\/Indus-river-dolphin-Credit-WWF-Pakistan-610x331.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An Indus River dolphin (<em>Platanista minor<\/em>), locally known as the <em>bhulan<\/em>. Image courtesy of WWF-Pakistan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe Indus River dolphin is endemic to the Indus River system, and the overwhelming majority of the remaining global population occurs in Pakistan, with only a very small remnant population now left in the Beas River in India,\u201d Hamera Aisha, lead author of the 2025 ESR study, told Mongabay by email. \u201cThis also means that if these populations were lost from the Indus, there is no comparable population elsewhere that could secure the future of the species.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis also gives Pakistan a unique global responsibility for the species,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the encouraging population growth, conservationists warn that these hard-won gains remain exceptionally fragile, and the dolphins, confined to a fraction of their original habitat, face mounting, multifaceted threats.<\/p>\n<p>The most immediate danger comes from the very waters they inhabit. Between 2008 and 2023, gillnet entanglement accounted for 52% of documented dolphin deaths in the Indus Basin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe river section in Punjab holds the second largest population of the Indus river dolphin,\u201d\u00a0 Uzma Khan, a biologist with the World Wildlife Fund and co-author of the 2025 study, told Mongabay by email. \u201cPunjab auctions fishing contracts for commercial fishing, which means that a contractor would take as much fish as possible to make the contract economically feasible. This is detrimental to dolphins as mortality due to entanglements in fishing gear is one of the leading threats to river dolphins globally.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_330712\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/24130621\/First-ever-satellite-tagging-of-the-Indus-River-Dolphin-in-Pakistan-Dr-Uzma-Khan-Field-Credit-Janan-Sindhu.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-330712\" src=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/24130621\/First-ever-satellite-tagging-of-the-Indus-River-Dolphin-in-Pakistan-Dr-Uzma-Khan-Field-Credit-Janan-Sindhu.jpg\" alt=\"First-ever satellite tagging of the Indus River dolphin in Pakistan with Uzma Khan. \" width=\"884\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/24130621\/First-ever-satellite-tagging-of-the-Indus-River-Dolphin-in-Pakistan-Dr-Uzma-Khan-Field-Credit-Janan-Sindhu.jpg 884w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/24130621\/First-ever-satellite-tagging-of-the-Indus-River-Dolphin-in-Pakistan-Dr-Uzma-Khan-Field-Credit-Janan-Sindhu-768x580.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/24130621\/First-ever-satellite-tagging-of-the-Indus-River-Dolphin-in-Pakistan-Dr-Uzma-Khan-Field-Credit-Janan-Sindhu-610x461.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 884px) 100vw, 884px\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">First-ever satellite tagging of the Indus River dolphin in Pakistan. Image courtesy of Janan Sindhu.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Indus River dolphin is known as \u201cthe Queen of the Indus River,\u201d and subject to <a href=\"https:\/\/sja.gos.pk\/assets\/Updated_Laws\/Sindh%20Wildlife%20Protection,%20Preservation%20Conservation%20and%20Managment%20Rules,2022.pdf\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">Sindh wildlife protection laws<\/a>, Javed Mahar, conservator of the Sindh Wildlife Department, told Mongabay. \u201cEarlier, before construction of barrages and dams on rivers, it was found from Attock to the Indus delta, but its habitat shrinkage took place. The Government of Sindh during 1970 extended legal protection to this iconic species and declared the Indus Dolphin Reserve between <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guddu_Barrage\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">Guddu<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sukkur_Barrage\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">Sukkur Barrage<\/a>. Similar steps were required from the other two provinces, including Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) and Punjab.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mahar views the new 123-mile stretch as a vital continuation of Sindh\u2019s legacy. \u201cRecently, the declaration of a protected area for the Indus Dolphin in Punjab is an encouraging step taken in the right direction,\u201d he said. \u201cWith the presence of an experienced organization in the shape of WWF-Pakistan, being in partnership with Sindh province for the cause of the Indus Dolphin, it is expected that there shall be concrete steps for future procreation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For Hamera Aisha and her research team, the creation of the Punjnad sanctuary is a vital step precisely because it addresses the lack of formal regulation over commercial fishing in Punjab. Until now, the Indus Dolphin Reserve protected the species in the Guddu-Sukkur stretch in Sindh. Located upstream in Punjab, the new Punjnad sanctuary complements this protected area in Sindh.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe new Punjnad sanctuary therefore represents an important expansion of formal protection in Punjab,\u201d Aisha said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe sanctuary has the potential to make a substantial difference in addressing threats such as fisheries interactions because it provides a stronger basis for regulating activities, monitoring threats and coordinating conservation interventions.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_330772\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-330772 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/24211504\/2026_086_AA_Indus_Dolphin_v2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/24211504\/2026_086_AA_Indus_Dolphin_v2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/24211504\/2026_086_AA_Indus_Dolphin_v2-768x615.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/24211504\/2026_086_AA_Indus_Dolphin_v2-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/24211504\/2026_086_AA_Indus_Dolphin_v2-2048x1639.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/24211504\/2026_086_AA_Indus_Dolphin_v2-1200x960.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/24211504\/2026_086_AA_Indus_Dolphin_v2-610x488.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Map of the Punjnad Indus River Dolphin Sanctuary in Pakistan. Graphic by Andr\u00e9s Alegr\u00eda\/Mongabay.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While lines on a map offer legal recourse, the physical realities of the Indus River pose an entirely different set of challenges. The habitat remains severely fragmented by water barrages constructed for irrigation of agricultural lands. These structures trap dolphins in isolated subpopulations and frequently lead them into dangerous human-made canals.<\/p>\n<p>For more than two decades, WWF has operated specialized rescue units to save dolphins stranded in these irrigation channels. Rescuing these highly stressed animals often involves transporting them over rough roads back to the main river channel.<\/p>\n<p>While the new sanctuary connects 400 km of habitat legally, Aisha points out an important distinction between \u201ccontinuity of protection and ecological connectivity.\u201d The sanctuary designation does not resolve the broader physical fragmentation caused by the barrage system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStranding of dolphins is a more serious issue further downstream in Sukkur,\u201d Khan said.<\/p>\n<p>The Punjab Wildlife and Parks Department aims to deploy more staff in the newly protected area, which will help monitor dolphin movements and make the waters safer. Aisha suggested that while removing the barrages was unrealistic, their operation could increasingly incorporate ecological considerations to reduce the risk of dolphins entering the canals.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond fishing nets and concrete barrages, the Indus River ecosystem is under intense strain from broader environmental degradation. Gold mining operations along the river utilize toxic chemicals like mercury and cyanide, contaminating the water and harming the entire aquatic food web. Furthermore, climate change is altering precipitation patterns and accelerating Himalayan glacier melt, which threatens to disrupt the natural flow and health of the Indus River.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_330714\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/24130628\/Hamera-Aisha-Field-2-Credit-WWF-Pakistan.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-330714\" src=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/24130628\/Hamera-Aisha-Field-2-Credit-WWF-Pakistan.jpg\" alt=\"Conducting research among an Indus fisher community. \" width=\"1130\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/24130628\/Hamera-Aisha-Field-2-Credit-WWF-Pakistan.jpg 1130w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/24130628\/Hamera-Aisha-Field-2-Credit-WWF-Pakistan-768x391.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/24130628\/Hamera-Aisha-Field-2-Credit-WWF-Pakistan-610x311.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1130px) 100vw, 1130px\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conducting research among an Indus fisher community. Image courtesy of WWF-Pakistan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_330715\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/24130632\/Indus-river-dolphin-2-Credit-WWF-Pakistan.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-330715\" src=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/24130632\/Indus-river-dolphin-2-Credit-WWF-Pakistan.jpg\" alt=\"Conducting research among an Indus fisher community. \" width=\"1000\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/24130632\/Indus-river-dolphin-2-Credit-WWF-Pakistan.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/24130632\/Indus-river-dolphin-2-Credit-WWF-Pakistan-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/24130632\/Indus-river-dolphin-2-Credit-WWF-Pakistan-610x320.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Indus River dolphin is known as \u201cthe Queen of the Indus River,\u201d and subject to Sindh wildlife protection laws. Image courtesy of WWF-Pakistan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMaintaining sufficient river flows and habitat quality is critical,\u201d Aisha said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDolphins depend on adequate water depth, connected channels and deep pools, and healthy fish populations. Water abstraction and altered flow regimes are therefore directly relevant to dolphin conservation. Pollution from agricultural, municipal and industrial sources and now the plastic pollution also needs greater attention because it affects both dolphins and their prey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Securing a future for the bhulan requires more than just government decrees. It demands active participation of those who rely on the river for their survival.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCommunities are pivotal to the success of any conservation initiative,\u201d Khan said. \u201cOver years we have seen that traditional fishers have taken other jobs and sustenance fishing has been replaced by commercial fishing. This new protected area intends to encourage community based sustainable fishing and we will see new rules gradually shape up to ensure community involvement to provide that livelihood support.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_330713\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/24130625\/Fisher-community-of-the-Indus-Hamera-Aisha-Field-Credit-WWF-Pakistan-1.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-330713\" src=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/24130625\/Fisher-community-of-the-Indus-Hamera-Aisha-Field-Credit-WWF-Pakistan-1.jpg\" alt=\"Conducting research among an Indus fisher community. \" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/24130625\/Fisher-community-of-the-Indus-Hamera-Aisha-Field-Credit-WWF-Pakistan-1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/24130625\/Fisher-community-of-the-Indus-Hamera-Aisha-Field-Credit-WWF-Pakistan-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/24130625\/Fisher-community-of-the-Indus-Hamera-Aisha-Field-Credit-WWF-Pakistan-1-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/imgs.mongabay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/09\/24130625\/Fisher-community-of-the-Indus-Hamera-Aisha-Field-Credit-WWF-Pakistan-1-610x458.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Conducting research among an Indus fisher community. Image courtesy of WWF-Pakistan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The next critical step, according to Aisha, is implementing a science-based management plan involving local river-dependent communities, utilizing frameworks like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.riverdolphins.org\/resources\/downloadable-resources\/conservation-assured-river-dolphin-standards-cards\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">Conservation Assured | River Dolphin Standards (CA|RDS)<\/a>, an international set of standards for managing river dolphin conservation. Relying on enforcement alone is insufficient in a working river where people, fisheries, irrigation and biodiversity all depend on the same system.<\/p>\n<p>The establishment of the Punjnad Indus River Dolphin Sanctuary is a monumental achievement, reflecting decades of collaboration between provincial wildlife departments, the Ministry of Climate Change and organizations like WWF-Pakistan. Yet, experts say, this is not a finish line.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis notification is a welcoming development and will help in protecting the species,\u201d Khan said. \u201cHence, the responsibility of protecting the species lies on us!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Banner image:<\/strong> An Indus River dolphin. Image by Shiana1 via <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:%D9%BE%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_%DA%A9%D8%A7_%D9%82%D9%88%D9%85%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%A8%DB%8C_%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%B1%DB%8C_%D9%85%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%84%DB%8C%DB%81.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external\">Wikimedia Commons<\/a> (Public domain).<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"yz0lt24nUZ\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/2026\/09\/against-the-odds-endangered-dolphins-survive-in-bangladeshs-polluted-river\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Against the odds, endangered dolphins survive in Bangladesh\u2019s polluted river<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cAgainst the odds, endangered dolphins survive in Bangladesh\u2019s polluted river\u201d \u2014 Conservation news\" src=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/2026\/09\/against-the-odds-endangered-dolphins-survive-in-bangladeshs-polluted-river\/embed\/#?secret=gWBK7j9i23#?secret=yz0lt24nUZ\" data-secret=\"yz0lt24nUZ\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"oXS2i6AzhM\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/2026\/09\/mekongs-irrawaddy-dolphins-find-cautious-hope-amid-a-river-in-crisis\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Mekong\u2019s Irrawaddy dolphins find cautious hope amid a river in crisis<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cMekong\u2019s Irrawaddy dolphins find cautious hope amid a river in crisis\u201d \u2014 Conservation news\" src=\"https:\/\/news.mongabay.com\/2026\/09\/mekongs-irrawaddy-dolphins-find-cautious-hope-amid-a-river-in-crisis\/embed\/#?secret=jplU0MupRZ#?secret=oXS2i6AzhM\" data-secret=\"oXS2i6AzhM\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Citation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Aisha, H., Khan, U., Arshad, M., Noureen, U., Akram, U., Mahar, J., \u2026 &amp; Braulik, G. (2025). 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