Tag: Halda River

Red-listed dolphins endangered in Halda River

- Saiful Islam Shilpi, UNB -

The endangered Ganges river dolphin is one of two distinct dolphins living in the rivers of South Asia. It lives in the Ganges and related rivers of South Asia, namely in the countries of India, Nepal, and Bangladesh.The Ganges river dolphin's range lies within some of the Earth's most densely

Fish eggs return to Halda River following conservation efforts

- Abu Siddique -

The Halda River — the world’s only gene bank for pure Indian carp fishes such as ruhi (Labeo rohita), catla (Labeo catla), Mrigal (Cirrhinus cirrhosus) and Kalibaush (Labeo calbasu) — has resumed hosting fish eggs in recent years, after fish eggs had all but disappeared from the river in 2016. At