Abdul Wakid
Involvement of Major Stakeholders of Assam in the Conservation of Gangetic Dolphin in Brahmaputra River System, India.
The members of Dolphin Conservation Network during training.
Capacity building of DCN members.
| Town/Region | Country | Categories | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brahmaputra Valley, Assam | India | Cetaceans, Indian Sub-continent, Marine | 14 Mar 2006 |
The Brahmaputra Valley of Assam of north east India is one of the major habitats of endangered Gangetic dolphin in the world. A recent investigation confirmed the existence of 238 dolphins in the entire region and various anthropogenic activities, viz., by-catch, poaching, sand mining etc. as their main threats.
To reduce these pressures it is very important that the State Forest Department, State Fishery Department, local conservationists and local communities of Assam actively participate in dolphin conservation. In this project, efforts will be made to involve all of these stakeholders in dolphin conservation through organizing a few workshops and awareness camps in different parts of Assam.
Read about Abdul's previous work http://www.ruffordsmallgrants.org/rsg/Projects/AWakid
This project is part of a range of projects run by Aaranyak.