Aisha Motiwala

BSSS-1A

Wednesday, 10 October 2012

Blind Dolphins

There are two categories of blind dolphins: the Ganges River Dolphins, which are found in India, Bangladesh and Nepal, and the Indus River Dolphins, which are only found in Pakistan. The Indus River Dolphins are apparently the most rare species in the world. Also very delicate, they have smooth hairless skin which can be easily cut. They don't have optical lenses which is why they don't have a clear vision and thus they are blind. Sadly they are only 810  in number according to a count in 2011. 45 Indus River Dolphins die every year due to poisonous net being used by the greedy fishermen, excessive use of chemicals in the water and the construction of hydro-electric power station. Despite many efforts made by the NGOs to save these dolphins, the Sindh government isn't doing much. 

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