Indus Dolphin Reserve
28°01′N 69°15′E / 28.017°N 69.250°E
Designations | |
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Designated | 10 May 2001 |
Reference no. | 1065[1] |
Indus Dolphin Reserve is a
River Indus in Pakistan.[3] Stretched on an area of 125,000 hectares, it was designated as a wetland protected site on 10 May 2001.[2] In 1974 it was declared a protected site locally on the recommendation of World Wide Fund for Nature. According to a survey conducted in 1989, there are about 429 Indus river dolphin present.[3]
References
- ^ "Indus Dolphin Reserve". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ a b The List of Wetlands of International Importance (PDF) (Report). Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. 22 July 2013. p. 32. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
- ^ ISBN 978-2880329365. Retrieved 27 July 2013.