Data Portal
Land use and land cover Land use and land cover (LULC) have 19-classes and are of 100-m resolution and are sourced from Earth Data repository DAAC. These datasets are for India and are of time periods 1985, 1995 and 2005. These maps were derived using Landsat 4 and 5 Thematic Mapper (TM) for 1985, Enhanced […]
Mobile Application Data Guide
The Project dolphin mobile application will be used by the researchers to do survey on dolphin habitats, sightings of dolphins report threats and concerns like poaching, hunting and oil baits. Download The App Research Publications Filed Survey This form is used to collect Species sighted, image of the species,location of the sightings, sex class , […]
Mobile Application Data Guide
The Project dolphin mobile application will be used by the researchers to do survey on dolphin habitats, sightings of dolphins report threats and concerns like poaching, hunting and oil baits. Download The App Research Publications Filed Survey This form is used to collect Species sighted, image of the species,location of the sightings, sex class , […]
Data Collection Guide 3
Data Collection Guide 2
Gangetic Dolphin – Identification Guide
Birds – Identification Guide
Reptiles – Identification Guide
Our Publication Materials
Evidence for the continued use of river dolphin oil for bait fishing and traditional medicine: implications for conservation Populations of the Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica) are endangered, with ~3500 individuals estimated worldwide. Threats to this precarious population is exacerbated by accidental entanglement and illegal hunting for oil, which is used in bait fisheries […]
On the evidence of the Irrawaddy Dolphin Orcaella brevirostris
We report the presence and status of the Irrawaddy Dolphin Orcaella brevirostris in the Hooghly River of West Bengal, India. These observations were made while conducting our field work on the Ganges River Dolphin, which involved vessel-based surveys as well as intensive monitoring from an anchored boat.