Namami Gange's Dolphin Ambulance rescues eight dolphins in four months

India’s First Dolphin Ambulance in Action: The Rescue in Gonda

In Gonda, a male Ganges River Dolphin was recently found trapped in a narrow canal, cut off from the main river system. The water around it was shallow and shrinking, leaving it with no way to escape. As hours passed, it grew increasingly weak, its survival hanging in the balance. The situation that followed was a carefully coordinated rescue effort that lasted nearly 13 hours and brought together forest officials and conservation teams determin…

Namami Gange's Dolphin Ambulance rescues eight dolphins in four months

India’s first Dolphin Rescue Ambulance under the National Mission for Clean Ganga has rescued and safely released eight Ganga dolphins within four months of its launch, officials said on Thursday while detailing its latest operation in Gonda.