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The Communication materials such as films,poster, etc and media campaigns should alsobe given higher priority. There is also theneed of development of a dedicated portalfor the Ganges River Dolphin.Action: MoEFTime frame: Five yearsEstimated Budget: Five crore rupeesAction 9. Rescue & Rehabilitation ofGanges River DolphinSince the Ganges River dolphin is anendangered species, every single animal is animportant source for the gene pool.Rescue and rehabilitation of dolphins is aspecialised operation and there is a need toestablish Rescue and Rehabilitation Centresand specialised teams in the Ganges basin atappropriate locations.Action: MoEF and State ForestDepartmentTime frame: Five yearsEstimated Budget: Five crore rupeesAction 10. Allocation and Initiation ofIdentified ResearchBased on the recommendations of theGanges River Dolphin ConservationWorking Group Workshop at Patna, focalthemes of research have been identified andrecommended for support by NationalGanga River Basin Authority and otherfunding agencies. This action may includeorganisation of national, regional, state levelsymposium, workshops and seminars forstock taking of success of conservationmanagement efforts in the field. Some of theidentified thrust areas of research are asfollow:•Development and/or adoption of themost appropriate and robustmethodology for the populationestimation of dolphins.•Development of methods for safehandling, sampling and rescue of GangesRiver dolphins.•Preference assessment andcharacterisation of habitat preference ofthe Ganges dolphin•Studies on the movement and dispersalpattern of the Ganges River dolphin toassess the home range and habitat useutilising modern technologies such assatellite tracking.•Development and adoption of healthmarkers in this species to assess healthstatus.•Continue pollution studies andestimation of toxic chemicals in dolphintissues using carcasses as and whenavailable.•Conduct basic research on naturalbreeding, feeding, prey, social behaviour,anatomy, etc of the Ganges river dolphin.•Evaluation of the genetic diversity of thespecies and development of in vitrosystems such as cell lines to study effectsof pollutants on the health and survival ofdolphin as well as for the long termconservation.Action: MoEFTime frame: Five yearsEstimated Budget: Twenty crore rupeesAll these activities can beinitiated/carried out by activeresearchers/scientistsandconservationinsts with experience in therelated fields. Scientists of theorganizations identified in the abovenoted Actions should take lead andimplement it.•Estimation of dolphin populations andevaluation of the threats being faced bythem to evaluate the viability of longtermsurvival of the population, andpreparation of a management plan.26
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