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If the next river dolphin before the end?

If the Next on the brink of the river dolphin?


Calls Pro Wildlife of Pakistan certain protective measures for the Indus River dolphin few months ago, the threat of extinction of the Chinese river dolphin Baiji international headlines. The conservation group Pro Wildlife fears that another river dolphin is now extinct: the Indus River dolphin in Pakistan. There are only still 600 to 800 animals in a small section of river. Water pollution, dams and fisheries to the Indus River dolphin farewell.
In a letter to the Pakistani government called Pro Wildlife, the situation of the Indus River dolphin as dramatic. From the former area of distribution in the entire Indus river system is only a fifth left - a small portion of three dams that pose an almost insurmountable barrier dolphins. More animals are isolated in other parts of the river and have no long-term survival.

The habitat of the Indus River dolphin disappears rapidly. Main causes are agriculture and industry. Through them get to a large amount of pesticides and other toxins into the water. Second, more and more river water is needed and thus reduce the water level.

is in Pakistan, the Indus River Dolphin "Bhulan" and is protected on paper. In practice, however, it looks different. Pro Wildlife therefore urges the Government of Pakistan on to act immediately.. "The execution has now improved and the population for the protection of small dolphins won also the urgent need to free as soon as possible in fishing nets, irrigation canals or dams caught animals and turn them into secure areas must also The government must immediately ensure that the water quality of Indus improved, "says the letter from the organization.

to This Year of the Dolphin, declared by the United Nations, Pro Wildlife moves the Indus River dolphin in December in the center of his activities. The long, up to 2.5 meters dolphin has a distinctive feature, the same time a handicap is: He is blind and depend on the alarm sounder. But in his increasingly been built, with dams habitat blocked by noisy boat traffic orientation is more difficult.
reported a year ago, an international research team after extensive but unsuccessful search, the rarest of all river dolphins, the Chinese Baiji was extinct. In August 2007, however, fishermen discovered the Yangtze is a mature animal. "The long-term prognosis is catastrophic - not only for the Baiji, but also for the Indus River dolphin, if not immediately pulled the emergency brake," says Pro Wildlife spokeswoman Sandra Altherr.

The United Nations declared 2007 as "Year of the Dolphin from. PRO WILDLIFE dedicated its activities every month, another dolphin, to highlight the threat alert.


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