The global population of the freshwater mammal has reportedly declined by 73% since the 1980s.
Currently, six different river dolphin species still live in the Amazon and the Orinoco in South America, and the Ganges and the Mekong in Asia.
The document was signed by Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Nepal, and Venezuela in the Colombian capital Bogota, reported German news agency dpa. The countries involved agreed to improve water quality in the dolphins’ habitat, create protected areas, tackle overfishing, and involve Indigenous communities in the affected regions in protecting the animals.
“But this declaration is about more than saving river dolphins; it’s also about enhancing the health of their great rivers, which are the lifeblood of so many communities and economies as well as sustaining critical ecosystems from rainforests to deltas.”
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