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# River Dolphins

Protecting River Dolphins worldwide

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## Posts

- [Latest Updates](https://www.riverdolphins.org/latest-updates/)
- [China’s Yangtze finless porpoise population increases](https://www.riverdolphins.org/latest-updates/chinas-yangtze-finless-population-increases/) - Five years into the implementation of the 10-year fishing ban on the Yangtze River, the population of Yangtze finless porpoises has recovered to 1,426 individuals, an increase of 177 compared with the 2022 survey result. This represents a population growth of 14.17% over three years, with an average annual growth rate of 4.52%. Since the
- [Amazon river dolphins in Guyana: existence of resident population](https://www.riverdolphins.org/latest-updates/amazon-dolphins-in-guyana-existence-of-resident-population/) - By Juana María Lara De la Rosa Photo credit: Fernando Trujillo, Omacha Foundation In southern Guyana, where the Takutu and Ireng rivers meander through rainforests and savannas, an ecological corridor connects the Amazon basin with the Guiana Shield. In this landscape of high biodiversity, science has confirmed an unprecedented fact: the existence of a resident
- [Indus river dolphins benefit from new protected area in Pakistan](https://www.riverdolphins.org/latest-updates/indus-river-dolphins-benefit-from-new-protected-area-in-pakistan/) - Pakistan’s government has officially notified a new protected area for the endangered Indus river dolphin, marking the first of its kind in Punjab. The protected stretch spans approximately 198 km and safeguards a critical habitat where the species is most concentrated in the province. This protected area has been named as Punjnad Indus River Dolphin Sanctuary, the
- [WWF celebrates of 25 years of dedicated Indus river dolphin conservation](https://www.riverdolphins.org/latest-updates/wwf-celebrates-of-25-years-of-dedicated-indus-river-dolphin-conservation/) - WWF-Pakistan celebrated 25 years of dedicated Indus river dolphin (bhulan) conservation in December 2025 at a special event held in Islamabad. Coordinated efforts by WWF, government agencies, and local communities have helped this endangered freshwater dolphin population recover to an estimated 2,000 individuals. This milestone not only reflects a remarkable conservation success—nearly doubling the dolphin
- [International approval for South American conservation plan for river dolphins](https://www.riverdolphins.org/latest-updates/international-approval-for-south-american-conservation-plan-for-river-dolphins/) - Global body endorses action plan to safeguard rivers dolphins in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru In a major boost for river dolphins in South America, the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) has approved a Conservation Management Plan (CMP) for river dolphins in the Amazon, Orinoco, Tocantins and Araguaia rivers that was developed by Brazil, Colombia,
- [Ramsar Resolution on river dolphins adopted at COP15](https://www.riverdolphins.org/latest-updates/ramsar-resolution-on-river-dolphins-adopted-at-cop15/) - A resolution was adopted at COP15 that recognises river dolphins, and other inland wetland indicator species, as vital to the conservation and sustainable use of freshwater ecosystems. The resolution maintains strong provisions for reporting, monitoring, and cross-border collaboration and explicitly supports the survival of all remaining river dolphin species, all of which are threatened with
- [India's first ever comprehensive river dolphin survey](https://www.riverdolphins.org/latest-updates/indias-first-ever-comprehensive-river-dolphin-survey/) - India’s first-ever comprehensive river dolphin survey has been completed, estimating a total of 6,327 river dolphins across the country. This total includes 6,324 endangered Ganges river dolphins found in the Ganga and Brahmaputra river systems, and only 3 Indus river dolphins located in the Beas River, Punjab. The survey covered 58 rivers and eight states,
- [No safe havens for river dolphins - new study launched](https://www.riverdolphins.org/latest-updates/no-safe-havens-for-river-dolphins-new-study-launched/) - Are protected areas that host river dolphins actually protecting these species? Unfortunately not. On 23rd of March 2023, during the UN Water Conference, WWF launched a global analysis, showing there is much room for improvement. With a quick assessment ('CA|RDS Lite'), one-third of all river dolphin PAs were scanned, scoring an average of 52% on
- [India conducts first ever Ganges river dolphin tagging](https://www.riverdolphins.org/latest-updates/india-conducts-first-ever-ganges-river-dolphin-tagging/) - India has completed the first ever tagging of an endangered Ganges river dolphin. This was led by India’s Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and implemented by the Wildlife Institute of India in collaboration with the Assam Forest Department and Aaranyak. The tagging operation took place in Assam, where a healthy male river dolphin
- [Conservation Management Plan for Irrawaddy dolphins](https://www.riverdolphins.org/latest-updates/conservation-management-plan-for-irrawaddy-dolphins/) - The Irrawaddy freshwater dolphin is found in three river systems: the Ayeyarwady in Myanmar, the Mahakam in Indonesia and the Mekong in Cambodia. All three sub-populations are critically endangered due to a number of threats. Fishing practices and habitat degradation are the most urgent concerns. A Conservation Management Plan for the Irrawaddy dolphin was endorsed
- [Global Declaration for River Dolphins](https://www.riverdolphins.org/latest-updates/global-declaration-for-river-dolphins/) - River dolphin country governments in Asia and South America are taking a stand by signing the landmark Global Declaration for River Dolphins. This hugely significant moment will help save river dolphins by urgently scaling up solutions, such as sustainable fisheries, better managed protected areas, reduced pollution, and ecotourism. It will also help safeguard the future
- [Cracking the Code: Understanding Biodiversity Loss and Its Impact on Amazon River Dolphin](https://www.riverdolphins.org/latest-updates/cracking-the-code-understanding-biodiversity-loss-and-its-impact-on-amazon-river-dolphin/) - By: Assaf Levy, BioDB In the vast expanse of the Amazon rainforest, where the vibrant tapestry of life intertwines with the meandering rivers, a silent crisis unfolds beneath the surface—the dwindling population of Amazon river dolphins. These iconic creatures, also known as pink river dolphins, are not just casualties of a localized environmental issue; their
- [30 experts publish global river dolphin threat analysis and conservation priorities](https://www.riverdolphins.org/latest-updates/30-experts-publish-global-river-dolphin-threat-analysis-and-conservation-priorities/) - A new article by 30 top researchers, investigates anthropogenic impacts on river cetaceans: an exhaustive review of 280 peer-reviewed papers and grey literature reports (1998-2020) to examine the current status of knowledge regarding these cetaceans and their conservation. We aimed to better understand the scale of threats they face, and to identify and propose priority
- [International conference to tackle fisheries threats to river dolphins in Asia](https://www.riverdolphins.org/latest-updates/international-conference-to-tackle-fisheries-threats-to-river-dolphins-in-asia/) - WWF-Pakistan hosts international conference to tackle fisheries threats to river dolphins in Asia (dailypakistan.com.pk)
- [Goodbye, Lone George](https://www.riverdolphins.org/latest-updates/goodbye-lone-george/) - He was the last one. And now he’s gone. This morning, I woke up to the sad news that the last known river dolphin in Laos has died. I called him Lone George. Although I did not even know he was a male at the time, I really felt for him ever since his companions
- [Return of river dolphins to Narayani](https://www.riverdolphins.org/latest-updates/return-of-river-dolphins-to-narayani/) - By Daphne Willems, Lead, WWF River Dolphin Rivers initiative It’s the best possible New Year’s present. A local nature guide in Nepal, Tek Mahato took several photos of a Ganges river dolphin in the Narayani River — the first time there’s been photographic evidence of a dolphin in the river for years. One of the country’s
- [Electronic pingers protect river dolphins and benefit communities](https://www.riverdolphins.org/latest-updates/electronic-pingers-protect-river-dolphins-and-benefit-communities/) - With all six river dolphin species threatened with extinction globally, an innovative project in Indonesia has proven that electronic pingers help to deter river dolphins from approaching too close to fishing nets, protecting the animals from potentially fatal entanglements - and benefiting local fishers. Working with local communities, electronic pingers were attached to fishing nets
- [Blog: discovering two species of river dolphin in South Asia](https://www.riverdolphins.org/latest-updates/blog-discovering-two-species-of-river-dolphin-in-south-asia/) - By Gill Braulik, Research Fellow in the Sea Mammal Research Unit of the University of St. Andrews, UK Twenty years ago, I set off on a quest to understand whether the endangered dolphins in the Ganges river, and the dolphins in the Indus river were two separate species. It was a mission that took me
- [China boosts protection of Yangtze finless porpoise](https://www.riverdolphins.org/latest-updates/china-boosts-protection-of-yangtze-finless-porpoise/) - In a major boost for the critically endangered Yangtze finless porpoise, the Chinese government upgraded it to national first level protected species – the country’s highest protection for wild animals.
- [Baby boost for river dolphins in the Mekong](https://www.riverdolphins.org/latest-updates/baby-boost-for-river-dolphins-in-the-mekong/) - A six-day-old Irrawaddy dolphin calf was spotted among four adults at Kampi Resort on the Mekong River in Kratie province on the evening of March 5, according to WWF.
- [Endangered South Asian river dolphins are two different species, scientists find](https://www.riverdolphins.org/latest-updates/endangered-south-asian-river-dolphins-are-two-different-species-scientists-find/) - After two decades of research, scientists have recognised the Endangered Indus and Ganges river dolphins as separate species.

## Pages

- [Home](https://www.riverdolphins.org/) - This site provides the best global source of knowledge to safeguard river dolphins and benefit the people and nature that depend on their rivers.
- [National species action plans](https://www.riverdolphins.org/best-practices/conservation-planning/national-species-action-plans/)
- [Conservation planning](https://www.riverdolphins.org/best-practices/conservation-planning/) - Conservation planning is vital to the protection of river dolphins. Learn more about effective approaches that can be leveraged.
- [Regional and international initiatives](https://www.riverdolphins.org/best-practices/conservation-planning/regional-and-international-initiatives/) - Why are regional and international initiatives needed for river dolphin conservation?
- [Ganges river dolphin](https://www.riverdolphins.org/river-dolphins-worldwide/ganges-river-dolphin/) - The Ganges river dolphin is known as the “Tiger of the Ganges” for the role it plays as a top predator, and an ecosystem indicator species; much like a tiger does in a forest.
- [Amazon river dolphin](https://www.riverdolphins.org/river-dolphins-worldwide/amazon-river-dolphin/) - The Amazon river dolphin is a unique freshwater species found only in the rivers of South America.
- [Irrawaddy dolphin](https://www.riverdolphins.org/river-dolphins-worldwide/irrawaddy-dolphin/) - The Irrawaddy dolphin is found in marine, brackish, and freshwater environments throughout southeast Asia. The name is derived from the first specimens that were described from the Ayeyarwady river in Myanmar.
- [Indus river dolphin](https://www.riverdolphins.org/river-dolphins-worldwide/indus-river-dolphin/) - Indus river dolphins are also known as the blind dolphins because over millions of years they have lost the use of their eyes.
- [Yangtze finless porpoise](https://www.riverdolphins.org/river-dolphins-worldwide/yangtze-finless-porpoise/) - The Yangtze finless porpoise is the only freshwater porpoise in the world. It can only be found in the Yangtze River, the longest river in Asia.
- [Tucuxi](https://www.riverdolphins.org/river-dolphins-worldwide/tucuxi/) - Tucuxis overlap in range with Amazon river dolphins inhabiting the central region of the Amazon river basin.
- [Global Coalition for River Dolphin Conservation](https://www.riverdolphins.org/global-support-coalition-for-river-dolphins/)
- [Downloadable resources](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/) - This section features PDF reports, brochures, maps and infographics as well as links to external websites that can be directly downloaded or accessed. Use the drop-down menus for each category to identify resources related to the river basin, species or conservation topic that most interests you, and enjoy direct access to that content by clicking on the images related to each resource.
- [Contact Us](https://www.riverdolphins.org/about/contact-us/)
- [Resources](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/) - A searchable table of literature allows you to search and filter around 600 documents, ranging from peer-reviewed scientific journal articles to government reports and action plans.
- [About](https://www.riverdolphins.org/about/) - This website contains the global knowledge base of best practices in river dolphin conservation and management
- [Scientific literature](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/) - Search and filter around 600 documents by using the fields below. You can type in any key word or topic into the ‘search’ field, or use the drop-down menus for each category to filter and identify resources related to the river basin, species, or conservation topic that most interests you. Click on any title in the table to reveal a summary/abstract of its content, and, where available, direct links to the website where the resource can be downloaded.
- [Species behaviours](https://www.riverdolphins.org/best-practices/research-and-monitoring/species-behaviours/)
- [Population structure and genetics](https://www.riverdolphins.org/best-practices/research-and-monitoring/population-structure-and-genetics/)
- [Protected areas](https://www.riverdolphins.org/best-practices/conservation-planning/protected-areas/)
- [Extraction and mining](https://www.riverdolphins.org/best-practices/addressing-threats/extraction-and-mining/)
- [Water pollution](https://www.riverdolphins.org/best-practices/addressing-threats/water-pollution/)
- [Water infrastructure and navigation](https://www.riverdolphins.org/best-practices/addressing-threats/water-infrastructure-and-resource-planning/)
- [Distribution and range decline](https://www.riverdolphins.org/best-practices/research-and-monitoring/distribution-and-range-decline/)
- [Habitat use and movements](https://www.riverdolphins.org/best-practices/research-and-monitoring/habitat-use-and-movements/)
- [Abundance and trends](https://www.riverdolphins.org/best-practices/research-and-monitoring/abundance-and-trends/)
- [Research and monitoring](https://www.riverdolphins.org/best-practices/research-and-monitoring/) - Although research and monitoring on its own cannot protect river dolphins, it is an essential component of designing effective conservation strategies. Learn more about research and monitoring approaches that can help improve the species’ chances of survival.
- [Fisheries](https://www.riverdolphins.org/best-practices/addressing-threats/fisheries/)
- [Threat overview and ranking](https://www.riverdolphins.org/best-practices/addressing-threats/threat-overview-and-ranking/)
- [Addressing threats](https://www.riverdolphins.org/best-practices/addressing-threats/) - The most effective way to protect river dolphins is to remove threats that can directly or indirectly cause reduced fitness or deaths. Learn more about threats to river dolphins, and the strategies that have been used to address those threats.
- [Community engagement](https://www.riverdolphins.org/best-practices/community-engagement/) - Empowering communities to operate sustainably benefits those communities whilst reducing pressure on the river dolphins and their habitat. Learn more about some of the approaches that have been implemented.
- [Best practices](https://www.riverdolphins.org/best-practices/) - Explore this section to learn about ways in which river dolphins are being studied and protected around the world.
- [River dolphins worldwide](https://www.riverdolphins.org/river-dolphins-worldwide/) - Explore this section for information on the remaining species of river dolphin that live in eight of the greatest river basins around the world.
- [Sitemap](https://www.riverdolphins.org/sitemap/)
- [Accessibility](https://www.riverdolphins.org/accessibility/) - Read about how the River Dolphins website has been built with accessibility in mind and find out how you can contact us to suggest any improvements.
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## Literature

- [Pingers are effective in reducing net entanglement of river dolphins](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/pingers-are-effective-in-reducing-net-entanglement-of-river-dolphins/) - Ganges River dolphins echolocate, but this mechanism is inadequate for poor sonar-echoing objects such as monofilament gillnets, causing considerable net entanglement related mortalities. Net entanglement related deaths are one of the major causes of cetacean population decline around the world. Experiments were carried out to understand the use of pingers—an acoustic deterrent, in aiding the
- [Citizen and standard monitoring of the Bolivian river dolphin (Inia boliviensis) in the upper Mamoré basin](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/citizen-and-standard-monitoring-of-the-bolivian-river-dolphin-inia-boliviensis-in-the-upper-mamore-basin/) - Standard river dolphin population assessments rely on labor-intensive, infrequent boat surveys along river transects, resulting in sparse time series data and limited possibility to detect population trends. This study introduces a complementary citizen science approach involving fishing boat captains to enhance monitoring efficiency of the Bolivian river dolphin (Inia boliviensis). We tested this method in
- [Anthropogenic threats to river dolphins Inia geoffrensis and Sotalia fluviatilis in the Ecuadorian Amazon 2015-2025](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/anthropogenic-threats-to-river-dolphins-inia-geoffrensis-and-sotalia-fluviatilis-in-the-ecuadorian-amazon-2015-2025/) - This study identifies and characterizes direct and indirect threats affecting Inia geoffrensis and Sotalia fluviatilis populations in the Ecuadorian Amazon (2015–2025). Information was obtained through field expeditions, technical records, interviews with local fishers and community leaders, review of legal proceedings, and monitoring of illegal trade. A total of 50 mortality events were recorded, mainly associated
- [Conservation at risk: the urgent need for political action to protect river dolphins in South America](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/conservation-at-risk-the-urgent-need-for-political-action-to-protect-river-dolphins-in-south-america/) - River dolphins in South America face critical threats including illegal hunting for bait, accidental bycatch, mercury pollution, habitat fragmentation from dams, and extreme droughts driven by climate change. Consequently, species such as Inia geoffrensis and Sotalia fluviatilis have been recategorized as endangered following decades of consolidated monitoring in the Amazon and Orinoco basins. To address
- [Six decades of advances in studies on echolocation and social communication of Amazon river dolphins (Inia spp.)](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/six-decades-of-advances-in-studies-on-echolocation-and-social-communication-of-amazon-river-dolphins-inia-spp/) - Bioacoustics is a crucial component for understanding the sensory ecology of river dolphins in complex fluvial environments, where sound plays a key role in both social communication and echolocation. These habitats, characterized by high turbidity, structural heterogeneity, and elevated levels of reverberation, impose sensory challenges that have shaped their acoustic system. This systematic review, conducted
- [Seasonal variation in the occurrence of Araguaian river dolphins, Brazilian Cerrado](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/seasonal-variation-in-the-occurrence-of-araguaian-river-dolphins-brazilian-cerrado/) - River dolphins of the genus Inia are strongly influenced by seasonal hydrological dynamics, yet information on Inia araguaiaensis remains limited. We investigated spatial and seasonal patterns of dolphin occurrence along a 240 km stretch of the middle Araguaia River (Brazil) during the dry (100 transects) and wet (91 transects) seasons. Boat-based transects were used to
- [A preliminary multi-country assessment of river dolphin acoustic detections using PODs in South America](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/a-preliminary-multi-country-assessment-of-river-dolphin-acoustic-detections-using-pods-in-south-america/) - River dolphins (Sotalia fluviatilis and Inia spp.) rely on sound for navigation, foraging, and communication, making passive acoustic monitoring a promising research tool. We present a preliminary assessment of the PODs detections across five South American countries. A total of 486,816 minutes of recordings were collected, with 18% showing positive detections. Detection rates varied among
- [2023/24 Population status, spatiotemporal distribution, and habitat drivers of Ganges river dolphins in the Buriganga River, Bangladesh](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/2023-24-population-status-spatiotemporal-distribution-and-habitat-drivers-of-ganges-river-dolphins-in-the-buriganga-river-bangladesh/) - The endangered Ganges river dolphin, Platanista gangetica, is increasingly imperiled by rapid habitat degradation and escalating anthropogenic pressures. This study assessed the population status, spatiotemporal occurrence, and key factors influencing the distribution of this freshwater dolphin along a 27-km stretch of the heavily polluted Buriganga River near Dhaka, Bangladesh, with an aim of informing management
- [Abundance of the endangered Indus river dolphin Platanista minor; 2011 and 2017](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/abundance-of-the-endangered-indus-river-dolphin-platanista-minor-2011-and-2017/) - The Indus River dolphin Platanista minor, functionally endemic to Pakistan, has one of the most restricted ranges of any cetacean and, due to fragmentation by irrigation dams, exists as 6 subpopulations. We estimated the abundance of the 3 largest subpopulations in 2011 and 2017 using Huggins conditional likelihood mark–recapture models applied to visual sightings from
- [2016 Status, distribution, threats, and conservation of the Ganges River Dolphin Platanista gangetica in NepaL](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/status-distribution-threats-and-conservation-of-the-ganges-river-dolphin-platanista-gangetica-mammalia-artiodactyla-cetacea-in-nepal/)
- [Trophic ecology of Amazonian River dolphins from three rivers in Brazil and Bolivia](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/trophic-ecology-of-amazonian-river-dolphins-from-three-rivers-in-brazil-and-bolivia/) - River dolphins from the genus Inia are widely distributed in the Amazon, Orinoco and Tocantins River basins. Current knowledge on the dietary habits of these species is poor and based on stomach contents from stranded animals. We used carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes to evaluate the diet preferences and trophic niche of the boto (Inia geoffrensis geoffrensis)
- [Anthropogenic activity, hydrological regime, and light level jointly influence temporal patterns in biosonar activity of the Yangtze finless porpoise at the junction of the Yangtze River and Poyang Lake, China](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/anthropogenic-activity-hydrological-regime-and-light-level-jointly-influence-temporal-patterns-in-biosonar-activity-of-the-yangtze-finless-porpoise-at-the-junction-of-the-yangtze-river-and-poyang-la/) - Under increasing anthropogenic pressure, species with a previously contiguous distribution across their ranges have been reduced to small fragmented populations. The critically endangered Yangtze finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis), once commonly observed in the Yangtze River-Poyang Lake junction, is now rarely seen in the river-lake corridor. In this study, static passive acoustic monitoring techniques were
- [Towards automated long-term acoustic monitoring of endangered river dolphins: a case study in the Brazilian Amazon floodplains](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/towards-automated-long-term-acoustic-monitoring-of-endangered-river-dolphins-a-case-study-in-the-brazilian-amazon-floodplains/) - Using passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) and convolutional neural networks (CNN), we monitored the movements of the two endangered Amazon River dolphin species, the boto (Inia geoffrensis) and the tucuxi (Sotalia fluviatilis) from main rivers to floodplain habitats (várzea) in the Mamirauá Reserve (Amazonas, Brazil). We detected dolphin presence in four main areas based on the
- [Satellite-monitored movements of the Amazon River dolphin and considerations for their conservation](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/satellite-monitored-movements-of-the-amazon-river-dolphin-and-considerations-for-their-conservation/) - The Amazon River dolphin Inia geoffrensis occurs throughout the basins of the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers and is categorized as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Using satellite tracking data from eight dolphins (one female and seven males) in the Peruvian Amazon, we demonstrate that these dolphins inhabit a variety of habitat types and have core areas
- [Morphological characterization of blood cells in Amazon River dolphin Inia geoffrensis: a case study](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/morphological-characterization-of-blood-cells-in-amazon-river-dolphin-inia-geoffrensis-a-case-study/) - Inia geoffrensis is an endangered species of the Amazon River basin, but there has been limited research regarding its health, particularly in describing normal cell morphology by traditional techniques. This study aimed to identify the peripheral blood cells of I. geoffrensis through microscopic evaluation. Blood smears were collected from wild adults and stained with Wright's
- [Total mercury and methylmercury in river dolphins (Inia spp.) in the Madeira River Basin, Western Amazon](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/total-mercury-and-methylmercury-in-river-dolphins-inia-spp-in-the-madeira-river-basin-western-amazon/) - In the Amazon, mercury (Hg) contamination comes from ASGM operations along with soil remobilization processes associated with deforestation. The objective of this study was to evaluate the exposure to methylmercury (MeHg) and total mercury (THg) in 88 samples of skin and blubber tissue obtained from live captured river dolphins (Inia boliviensis, Inia geoffrensis, and Inia spp.) in the
- [Artificial Floating Wetlands for River Dolphins](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/artificial-floating-wetlands-for-river-dolphins/) - Artificial Floating Wetlands for River Dolphins 2023 WWF Internal Report
- [Distribution and Abundance of the river dolphin, (Inia geoffrensis) in the Tijamuchi river, Beni-Bolivia](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/distribution-and-abundance-of-the-river-dolphin-inia-geoffrensis-in-the-tijamuchi-river-beni-bolivia/) - Very few studies have been conducted in Bolivia regarding the distribution, behavior, or ecology of the Amazon river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis). The only published studies of bufeo in Bolivia are from Pilleri (1969) and Pillieri &G ihr (1977) and were not quantitative investigations of river dolphin abundance or distribution. The work presented here consists of
- [Situación actual del delfín de rio (Inia geoffrensis) en Bolivia](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/situacion-actual-del-delfin-de-rio-inia-geoffrensis-en-bolivia/)
- [Distribution and encounter rates of the river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis boliviensis) in the central Bolivian Amazon](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/distribution-and-encounter-rates-of-the-river-dolphin-inia-geoffrensis-boliviensis-in-the-central-bolivian-amazon/) - The ecology and conservation status of river dolphins (Inia sp.) distributed in the lowland rivers of Bolivia are poorly understood and only recently have basic studies been conducted to investigate their population size, taxonomic status, distribution, behaviour, environmental threats and ecology in this region. This paper examines the distribution and encounter rates of the bufeo
- [Seasonality of Reproduction in Amazon River Dolphins (Inia geoffrensis) in Three Major River Basins of South America](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/seasonality-of-reproduction-in-amazon-river-dolphins-inia-geoffrensis-in-three-major-river-basins-of-south-america/) - Reproduction of Amazon River Dolphins, Inia geoffrensis, is generally reported to be highly seasonal; however, this conclusion is based on studies from only one area of Inia distribution from throughout the Amazon and Orinoco river basins. Our observations of live dolphins from the Orinoco, Amazon, and Mamoré river basins (in Venezuela, Peru and Bolivia, respectively) indicate that reproduction
- [Stomach Content of a Juvenile Bolivian River Dolphin (Inia geoffrensis boliviensis) from the Upper Madeira Basin, Bolivia](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/stomach-content-of-a-juvenile-bolivian-river-dolphin-inia-geoffrensis-boliviensis-from-the-upper-madeira-basin-bolivia/) - The article presents a study about the stomach content of a juvenile Bolivian river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis boliviensis), an endemic subspecies of the Amazon River dolphin, found in the upper Madeira River basin in Bolivia. The study finds that the stomach of Bolivian river dolphin contained a mixture of partially digested fish remains and a
- [The Bolivian River Dolphin in the Tijamuchi and Ibare Rivers (Upper Madeira Basin) during rainy season in “La Niña” event](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/the-bolivian-river-dolphin-in-the-tijamuchi-and-ibare-rivers-upper-madeira-basin-during-rainy-season-in-la-nina-event/) - This study determined the density of Bolivian bufeo (river dolphin) in two rivers with similar habitat characteristics during "La Niña" event of 2008. The density varied between 1 ind./km2 in Tijamuchi river and 0.2 ind./km2 in Ibare river. Previous studies showed higher densities in both rivers. We suggest that this reduction could be related to
- [The Amazon River dolphin, Inia geoffrensis: What have we learned in the last two decades of research?](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/the-amazon-river-dolphin-inia-geoffrensis-what-have-we-learned-in-the-last-two-decades-of-research/) - In the last decades, knowledge about the biology of the Amazon River dolphin Inia geoffrensis has increased considerably. Accordingly, we present a review of the published literature on this river dolphin, with a focus on the topics with the most advancements and those that are important to the species’ conservation. We also present new information, including emerging knowledge on the other putative species
- [El delfín de río en Bolivia](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/el-delfin-de-rio-en-bolivia/)
- [Distribución y estado poblacional del Bufeo boliviano (Inia boliviensis) en cuatro tributarios de la subcuenca del Río Mamore](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/distribucion-y-estado-poblacional-del-bufeo-boliviano-inia-boliviensis-en-cuatro-tributarios-de-la-subcuenca-del-rio-mamore/)
- [Abundance of the Bolivian River Dolphin (Inia boliviensis) in Mamore River, Upper Madeira Basin](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/abundance-of-the-bolivian-river-dolphin-inia-boliviensis-in-mamore-river-upper-madeira-basin/) - The Bolivian river dolphin or bufeo (Inia boliviensis) is one of four species of river dolphins in South America restricted to fresh water. Endemic to the Upper Madeira Basin in the Bolivian Amazon region, this species is categorized as “Vulnerable” by the Bolivian government. To determine the relative abundance of river dolphins during two hydrological
- [Encounter rates of the Bolivian river dolphin (Inia boliviensis) in northeastern Bolivia](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/encounter-rates-of-the-bolivian-river-dolphin-inia-boliviensis-in-northeastern-bolivia/) - This study provides information on seasonal distribution patterns for river dolphins in Bolivia.
- [Translocation of trapped Bolivian river dolphins (Inia boliviensis)](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/translocation-of-trapped-bolivian-river-dolphins-inia-boliviensis/) - The Bolivian river dolphin (Inia boliviensis), locally known as bufeo is an endemic species and categorized as Vulnerable in the Red Book of Vertebrates of Bolivia. Despite the fact that the Bolivian river dolphin is the only cetacean in land-locked Bolivia, knowledge about its conservation status and vulnerability to anthropogenic actions is extremely deficient. We report
- [Four decades of research on distribution and abundance of the Bolivian river dolphin Inia geoffrensis boliviensis](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/four-decades-of-research-on-distribution-and-abundance-of-the-bolivian-river-dolphin-inia-geoffrensis-boliviensis/) - The Bolivian river dolphin, known locally as bufeo, is one of 4 species of river dolphin in South America. Endemic to the upper basin of the Madeira in the Bolivian Amazon region, the species is categorized as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. This article provides information related to the geographic distribution of the species,
- [Bolivian river dolphin site preference in the middle-section of Mamoré River, upper Madeira river basin, Bolivia](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/bolivian-river-dolphin-site-preference-in-the-middle-section-of-mamore-river-upper-madeira-river-basin-bolivia/) - The South American river dolphins of genus Inia are distributed throughout the Amazon, Orinoco and Araguaia-Tocantins basins. They are categorized as Endangered and the knowledge on their basic ecology is still scarce. Therefore, investigation efforts must contribute to the knowledge and conservation of these species in their area of distribution. For the Bolivian river dolphin
- [Morphological disparity in the skull of Amazon River dolphins of the genus Inia (Cetacea, Iniidae) is inconsistent with a single taxon](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/morphological-disparity-in-the-skull-of-amazon-river-dolphins-of-the-genus-inia-cetacea-iniidae-is-inconsistent-with-a-single-taxon/) - The taxonomy of the South American river dolphins of the genus Inia has been a focus of intense debate. While traditionally it is thought to be composed of a single species with three geographically structured subspecies (Inia geoffrensis geoffrensis, I. g. humboldtiana, and I. g. boliviensis), recent molecular studies have highlighted substantial differentiation, suggesting the existence of two species
- [Safe havens for river dolphins - A rapid assessment of site-management against the Conservation Assured | River Dolphin Standards](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/safe-havens-for-river-dolphins-a-rapid-assessment-of-site-management-against-the-conservation-assured-river-dolphin-standards/) - Are protected areas that host river dolphins actually protecting these species? This quick assessment ('CA|RDS Lite'), scanned one-third of all river dolphin protected areas (40 sites from 10 countries in South America and Asia), scoring on average a 52% on their management implementation (on a scale from 0-100). This is expected not to be enough
- [Challenges and priorities for river cetacean conservation](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/challenges-and-priorities-for-river-cetacean-conservation/) - River cetaceans are particularly vulnerable to anthropogenic impacts due to their constrained ranges in freshwater systems of China, South Asia, and South America. We undertook an exhaustive review of 280 peer-reviewed papers and grey literature reports (1998-2020) to examine the current status of knowledge regarding these cetaceans and their conservation. We aimed to better understand
- [Identifying habitat preferences and core areas of Amazon River dolphin activity using spatial ecology analysis](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/identifying-habitat-preferences-and-core-areas-of-amazon-river-dolphin-activity-using-spatial-ecology-analysis/) - Identifying the habitat preferences and core areas of Inia geoffrensis activity is essential to designing effective strategies for the management and conservation of Amazon River dolphins and their habitats in the Colombian Amazonas River and Orinoco basin. Objectives: Quantify the differential use of habitat that Amazon River dolphins exhibit and identify core areas of activity during seasons
- [Behavioral responses to spatial heterogeneity in endangered Ganges River dolphins (Platanista gangetica gangetica)](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/behavioral-responses-to-spatial-heterogeneity-in-endangered-ganges-river-dolphins-platanista-gangetica-gangetica/) - Globally, the threat of endangerment and extinction of small cetaceans was highlighted after the recent extinction of the Chinese River dolphin or Baiji (Lipotes vexillifer). Species with a small population size and a limited geographic range, such as Ganges River dolphins (GRD), are more vulnerable to extinction. The social and behavioral needs of cetaceans have
- [Strategy to Identify Areas of Use of Amazon River dolphins](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/strategy-to-identify-areas-of-use-of-amazon-river-dolphins-2/) - Unsustainable fisheries practices carried out in large parts of the Amazon, Tocantins, and Orinoco basins have contributed to the decline in the populations of the Amazon River dolphins (Inia spp.), considered Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Amazon River dolphin byproducts are often obtained through unregulated fisheries and from stranded and
- [The piracatinga (Calophysus macropterus) fishery and its impact on river dolphin conservation: an update](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/the-piracatinga-calophysus-macropterus-fishery-and-its-impact-on-river-dolphin-conservation-an-update/) - One of the main threats to river dolphins in South America has been the illegal hunting of these species to use them as bait to catch a scavenger fish known as piracatinga. Brazil implemented a moratorium on this fishery from 2015 to 2020, but currently the catch seems to have started again. Colombia has a
- [Highly divergent herpesviruses in threatened river dolphins from Brazil](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/highly-divergent-herpesviruses-in-threatened-river-dolphins-from-brazil/) - In this manuscript we surveyed the presence of herpesviruses by PCR in skin and/or blood samples of live-captured Amazon (Inia geoffrensis, n = 25) and Bolivian (Inia boliviensis, n = 22) river dolphins of the Amazon basin and in selected tissue samples of franciscanas (Pontoporia blainvillei, n = 27) stranded or bycaught in southeastern Brazil. Additionally, available franciscana tissue samples were examined
- [Riverside underwater noise pollution threaten porpoises and fish along the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, China](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/riverside-underwater-noise-pollution-threaten-porpoises-and-fish-along-the-middle-and-lower-reaches-of-the-yangtze-river-china/) - The Yangtze River exhibits a high biodiversity and plays an important role in global biodiversity conservation. As the world's busiest inland river in regard to shipping, little attention has been paid to underwater noise pollution. In 2017, the underwater noise level in 25 riverside locations along the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River
- [Aggression towards neonates and possible infanticide in the boto, or Amazon river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis)](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/aggression-towards-neonates-and-possible-infanticide-in-the-boto-or-amazon-river-dolphin-inia-geoffrensis/) - Recent observed attacks by male Amazon river dolphins on conspecific calves, together with post-mortem examinations, indicate that infanticide occurs in this species but that not all attacked calves are killed. If mortality occurs, it might therefore be an inadvertent consequence of the behaviour rather than the motive for it. Our observations suggest that males who
- [First successful satellite tagging of a river dolphin in Asia: movements of Indus River dolphin in Pakistan](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/first-successful-satellite-tagging-of-a-river-dolphin-in-asia-movements-of-indus-river-dolphin-in-pakistan/) - This study reports the preliminary findings of the first successful satellite telemetry of any freshwater cetacean in Asia. Three Indus River dolphins, Platanista minor were tagged with ARGOS satellite tags from Wildlife Computers in the Indus River, Sindh, Pakistan. These dolphins were rescued from an Dadu canal (1♂) and a disconnected side channel (2♀) on
- [Home range and movements of Amazon river dolphins Inia geoffrensis in the Amazon and Orinoco river basins](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/home-range-and-movements-of-amazon-river-dolphins-inia-geoffrensis-in-the-amazon-and-orinoco-river-basins-2/) - Studying the variables that describe the spatial ecology of threatened species allows us to identify and prioritize areas that are critical for species conservation. To estimate the home range and core area of the Endangered (EN) Amazon river dolphin Inia geoffrensis, 23 individuals (6f, 17m) were tagged during the rising water period in the Amazon
- [Strategy to Identify Areas of Use of Amazon River dolphins](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/strategy-to-identify-areas-of-use-of-amazon-river-dolphins/) - Unsustainable fisheries practices carried out in large parts of the Amazon, Tocantins, and Orinoco basins have contributed to the decline in the populations of the Amazon River dolphins (Inia spp.), considered Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Amazon River dolphin byproducts are often obtained through unregulated fisheries and from stranded and
- [Strategic Environmental Assessment for sustainable development of the hydropower sector](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/strategic-environmental-assessment-for-sustainable-development-of-the-hydropower-sector-five-influencial-cases-india-myanmar-pakistan-rwanda-viet-nam/) - Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is a decision support tool aiming to integrate environmental and social considerations into government policies, plans and programmes. Since 2019, SEA has been legally adopted in 106 countries and this number is expected to grow. Since 1995, globally, 37 SEAs have been conducted to support strategic planning and decision-making in the
- [Delving deep into unheard waters: new types of low frequency pulsed sounds described for the boto (Inia geoffrensis)"](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/delving-deep-into-unheard-waters-new-types-of-low-frequency-pulsed-sounds-described-for-the-boto-inia-geoffrensis/) - The Amazon river dolphin, or boto (Inia geoffrensis), is an endangered species, distributed over an extensive area of the Amazon–Orinoco basin. Here, we analyzed the acoustic behavior of a previously unstudied population of botos at the Juami-Japurá Ecological Station, Amazonas. We categorized call types according to their visual and acoustical parameters. Random forest decision trees
- [Highly divergent herpesviruses in threatened river dolphins](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/highly-divergent-herpesviruses-in-threatened-river-dolphins/) - River dolphins are a highly threatened polyphyletic group comprised of four odontocete families: Iniidae, Pontoporiidae, Lipotidae, and Platanistidae, the first two endemic to South America. To address the knowledge gap regarding infectious agents in this cetacean group, we surveyed the presence of herpesviruses by PCR in skin and/or blood samples of live-captured Amazon (Inia geoffrensis,
- [Recent cetacean taxonomic changes and conservation action](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/recent-cetacean-taxonomic-changes-and-conservation-action/) - Taxonomic uncertainty continues to be an impediment to efficient conservation, even for large and charismatic animals such as whales and dolphins. This is exemplified by several discoveries in the last few months alone: a new species of great whale was described in the Gulf of Mexico (Rosel et al., 2021); there was the discovery of a beaked whale that is likely to be an undescribed species from the coast of Mexico (https://news.mongabay.com/2020/12/whale-of-a-find-scientists-spot-beaked-whale-believed-to-be-a-new-species); and, most recently, the South Asian river dolphin species (Platanista gangetica), was split into two separate and highly endangered species, the Indus and Ganges river dolphins (Platanista minor, and Platanista gangetica, respectively) (Braulik et al., 2021). These cases reveal not only how much we still have to learn about whales and dolphins but how difficult it is to gather enough information to able to understand and scientifically describe them, even for dolphin species found in rivers, with comparatively limited distributions, and living amongst millions of humans. The river dolphin study, for example, took 20 years to complete, years that also saw the ranges of both species decline substantially. Although describing species is not equivalent to saving them, there is a link between increased taxonomic knowledge and increased conservation attention (Morrison et al., 2009). Species form the basis for almost all national and international wildlife legislation, environmental management, conservation planning, and allocation of funding (Mace, 2004). Effective conservation therefore depends on strong and well-founded science based on taxonomy and systematics (Mace, 2004). It is important to recognize that although it is imperative that taxonomic decisions are based on sound science, these decisions also have far-reaching political consequences and a significant impact on management and conservation on the ground. For example, a comprehensive review showed that the splitting of species frequently results in increased protection (Morrison et al., 2009). As two of the most endangered of all cetacean species, with each numbering only a few thousand individuals and listed as Endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List, the Indus and Ganges river dolphins are both in grave need of increased efforts to improve their habitat and reduce threats. Indus River dolphins have been increasing in abundance in recent years, but with more than 80% of their habitat gone, the remaining distribution is vulnerable to climate change, coupled with increased demand for water and rising levels of pollution (Braulik et al., 2015). By contrast, Ganges River dolphins, although more numerous and with a larger range than the Indus river dolphins, are facing a formidable array of threats, in the form of large infrastructure projects that will modify their already depleted and degraded habitat into major dredged shipping lanes (Kelkar, 2017). In the face of such overwhelming transformation, disturbance, and degradation of dolphin habitat, it is unlikely that any mitigation measures will be able to prevent a continued or accelerating decline. These unique blind dolphins may serve as sentinels, showing the value and importance of healthy, undisturbed, connected rivers, both for humans and wildlife, before it is too late.
- [Population estimates of Amazonian river dolphins in the Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve before and after the "piracatinga" fishery moratorium](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/population-estimates-of-amazonian-river-dolphins-in-the-mamiraua-sustainable-development-reserve-before-and-after-the-piracatinga-fishery-moratorium/) - The authors reevaluated the paper submitted in 2020 to the IWC (Marmontel et al., 2020) seeking to investigate the specificities of each sub-area sampled within the Mamirauá Reserve, and adding an expedition made in 2014 to the same locations for population analysis before the “piracatinga” fishery moratorium in Brazil.
- [Unveiling the Conservation Status of Inia and Sotalia in  the Brazilian Northeastern Amazon](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/unveiling-the-conservation-status-of-inia-and-sotalia-in-the-brazilian-northeastern-amazon/) - Very few freshwater ecosystems maintain river populations. Over the last century, much effort has been invested in assessing threats and impacts to river dolphin species in Asia. As a result, population sizes, distribution, and trends in populations of these species are well known. For many reasons, the situation in South America is quite different, and considerable knowledge gaps remain regarding the species in the region. Nevertheless, the Amazon region sustains the world’s largest population of river dolphins, mostly in Brazil. The Brazilian Amazon encompasses nine states, and many of these territories lack credible information on river dolphin ecology, habitat use, population trends, genetics, and distribution. For instance, the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s geographic range maps for Inia geoffrensis and Sotalia fluviatilis do not acknowledge their occurrence throughout Amapá in the northeastern Amazon. This study adopted a biogeographical rather than a hydrological approach to assess the distribution of river dolphin species in Amapá. The research compiled field data gathered from 2008 to 2020 and produced geographic range/distribution maps for I. geoffrensis and Sotalia spp. in Amapá. A literature review was coupled with field work and interviews with authorities and local researchers to assess distribution, and past and present evidence of anthropogenic disturbance of the species. Critical knowledge gaps were identified, and approaches to improve the protection of the species and their habitats in the region are recommended. We suggest that at least 4,224 and 2,596 km of rivers for I. geoffrensis and Sotalia spp., respectively, should be added to the IUCN’s geographic range maps as well as the exclusion of 1,033 km of water courses erroneously indicated as an occurrence area of I. geoffrensis.
- [Both cetaceans in the Brazilian Amazon show sustained, profound population declines over two decades](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/both-cetaceans-in-the-brazilian-amazon-show-sustained-profound-population-declines-over-two-decades-3/) - Obligate river dolphins occur only in the rivers of Asia and South America, where they are increasingly subject to damaging pressures such as habitat degradation, food competition and entanglement in fishing gear as human populations expand. The Amazon basin hosts two, very different, dolphins—the boto or Amazon river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) and the smaller tucuxi (Sotalia fluviatilis). Both species have wide geographical ranges and were once considered to be relatively abundant. Their IUCN Red List conservation status of Data Deficient (DD), due to limited information on threats, ecology, population numbers and trends, did not initially cause alarm. However, the development of dolphin hunting to provide fish bait at around the beginning of this millennium broadly coincided with the onset of a widespread perception that numbers of both species were in decline. Consequently, the need for population trend data to inform conservation advice and measures became urgent. This paper presents a 22-year time series of standardised surveys for both dolphins within the Mamirauá Reserve, Amazonas State, Brazil. Analysis of these data show that both species are in steep decline, with their populations halving every 10 years (botos) and 9 years (tucuxis) at current rates. These results are consistent with published, independent information on survival rates of botos in this area, which demonstrated a substantial drop in annual survival, commencing at around the year 2000. Mamirauá is a protected area, and is subject to fewer environmental pressures than elsewhere in the region, so there is no reason to suspect that the decline in dolphins within the Reserve is more pronounced than outside it. If South America's freshwater cetaceans are to avoid following their Asian counterparts on the path to a perilous conservation status, effective conservation measures are required immediately. Enforcement of existing fishery laws would greatly assist in achieving this.
- [Searching for trends in river dolphin abundance: Designing surveys for looming threats, and evidence for opposing trends of two species in the Colombian Amazon](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/searching-for-trends-in-river-dolphin-abundance-designing-surveys-for-looming-threats-and-evidence-for-opposing-trends-of-two-species-in-the-colombian-amazon-3/) - Rivers worldwide, particularly in tropical regions, support multiple human uses that can threaten water security and cause species decline. Some tropical rivers are home to obligate freshwater cetaceans (river dolphins) that are vulnerable to exploitation and to upstream and downstream habitat degradation due to limited dispersal opportunities. Assessing vulnerability is complicated by difficulty in reliably estimating abundance, due to the animals' cryptic nature and complex, dynamic habitat. We compared density estimates from surveys conducted in 1993, 2002 and 2007. Surveys were not part of a coordinated monitoring plan and thus were conducted using slightly different methods in different months, which complicated statistical inference. We used information from the most recent survey to account for bias and uncertainty in earlier estimates and used bootstrap and Bayesian approaches to estimate trends, conditional on a plausible range of process variance associated with seasonal movements. For Inia, probability of decline was > 0.75, even under the highest seasonal movement levels considered. For Sotalia, there was a > 0.75 probability of population increase. There are 151 proposals pending in the Amazon for large (> 2 MW) hydroelectric developments that would fragment habitat, and reports suggest that Inia is experiencing illegal killing for fish bait. In this context, our population trend estimates are cause for concern, but improved monitoring is needed to more reliably assess population status. Based on lessons learned from our analysis, future surveys will be standardized in terms of timing (conducted during the transitional water season) and methodology (using our most recent field protocols) to minimize confounding factors and provide more robust inference about population trends. We provide recommendations for ways to distinguish seasonal movements from annual population trends to guide Amazon river dolphin conservation. Until then, two interpretations exist: either Inia is declining, or existing information cannot detect declines unambiguously without additional surveys. Neither explanation bodes well, given the myriad anthropogenic stressors Amazon river dolphins face.
- [Effect of illegal harvest on apparent survival of Amazon River dolphins (Inia geoffrensis)](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/effect-of-illegal-harvest-on-apparent-survival-of-amazon-river-dolphins-inia-geoffrensis/) - The Amazon River dolphin (Inia geoffrensis), or boto, is illegally harvested for use as bait in fisheries for the catfish Calophysus macropterus. To determine the effect of this harvest, we estimated apparent survival for a boto population in the central Brazilian Amazon where direct harvest is known to have occurred since 2000. For our analysis,
- [Catfish fisheries pose threat to Amazon River dolphins](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/catfish-fisheries-pose-threat-to-amazon-river-dolphins/) - The Enchanted BotoIn the expansive rivers, floodplains, channels, and lakes of the Amazon basin, swims an aquatic mammal unlike any other, a creature renowned through the region for its unique ecological and cultural roles. Having spent 30 million years in the Amazon, the Amazon River dolphin (Inia geoffrensis), also known as “boto,” has evolved multiple
- [Attitudes and behaviors toward Amazon River dolphins (Inia geoffrensis) in a sustainable use protected area](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/attitudes-and-behaviors-toward-amazon-river-dolphins-inia-geoffrensis-in-a-sustainable-use-protected-area/) - Negative interactions between fishers and the Amazon River dolphin (Inia geoffrensis), or boto, have increased substantially in the last few decades. Herein, we investigate these interactions with focus on assessing fisher perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors toward botos. Moreover, we evaluate the effect that the Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve (MSDR) in the Brazilian Amazon, and related
- [Seasonal movement of Amazon River dolphins (Inia geoffrensis) in a protected floodplain](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/seasonal-movement-of-amazon-river-dolphins-inia-geoffrensis-in-a-protected-floodplain/) - Deliberate killing for use as bait in a regional catfish (Calophysus macropterus) fishery is the primary threat affecting the survival of the Amazon river dolphin, or boto (Inia geoffrensis). Establishing and improving freshwater protected areas has been suggested as a possible course of action to protect the species. However, the ecology of the boto is
- [Protected area evaluation for the conservation of endangered Amazon river dolphins (Inia geoffrensis)](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/protected-area-evaluation-for-the-conservation-of-endangered-amazon-river-dolphins-inia-geoffrensis/) - The potential value of protected areas for the conservation of cetaceans is widely recognized; however, few evaluation methods exist to assess their effectiveness. In this study, a modeling approach based on long-term mark-recapture/resight data was used to assess the effectiveness of a Brazilian reserve in protecting endangered Amazon River dolphins or boto (Inia geoffrensis), a
- [Home range and movements of Amazon river dolphins Inia geoffrensis in the Amazon and Orinoco river basins](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/home-range-and-movements-of-amazon-river-dolphins-inia-geoffrensis-in-the-amazon-and-orinoco-river-basins/) - Studying the variables that describe the spatial ecology of threatened species allows us to identify and prioritize areas that are critical for species conservation. To estimate the home range and core area of the Endangered (EN) Amazon river dolphin Inia geoffrensis, 23 individuals (6f, 17m) were tagged during the rising water period in the Amazon and Orinoco river basins between 2017 and 2018. The satellite tracking period ranged from 24 to 336 d (mean ± SE = 107 ± 15.7 d), and river dolphin movements ranged from 7.5 to 298 km (58 ± 13.4 km). Kernel density estimates were used to determine minimum home ranges at 95% (K95 = 6.2 to 233.9 km2; mean = 59 ± 13.5 km2) and core areas at 50% (K50 = 0.6 to 54.9 km2; mean = 9 ± 2.6 km2). Protected areas accounted for 45% of the K50 estimated core area. We observed dolphin individuals crossing country borders between Colombia and Peru in the Amazon basin, and between Colombia and Venezuela in the Orinoco basin. Satellite tracking allowed us to determine the different uses of riverine habitat types: main rivers (channels and bays, 52% of recorded locations), confluences (32%), lagoons (9.6%), and tributaries (6.2%). Satellite monitoring allowed us to better understand the ecological preferences of the species and demonstrated the importance of maintaining aquatic landscape heterogeneity and spatial connectivity for effective river dolphin conservation.
- [Effects of re-braiding measures on hydromorphology, floodplain vegetation, ground beetles and benthic invertebrates in mountain rivers.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/effects-of-re-braiding-measures-on-hydromorphology-floodplain-vegetation-ground-beetles-and-benthic-invertebrates-in-mountain-rivers/)
- [Guide for applying Working with Nature to Navigation Infrastructure Projects. EnviCom WG Report no. 176.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/guide-for-applying-working-with-nature-to-navigation-infrastructure-projects-envicom-wg-report-no-176/)
- [Good Practice Manual on Inland Water-way Maintenance. Focus: Fairway maintenance of free-flowing rivers. Final Report, Platina-2 project deliverable D4.6.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/good-practice-manual-on-inland-water-way-maintenance-focus-fairway-maintenance-of-free-flowing-rivers-final-report-platina-2-project-deliverable-d4-6/)
- [Factors determining occupancy of Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica) during differing river discharges in the upper Ganges, India.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/factors-determining-occupancy-of-ganges-river-dolphin-platanista-gangetica-gangetica-during-differing-river-discharges-in-the-upper-ganges-india/)
- [Biosonar behaviour of free-ranging porpoises.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/biosonar-behaviour-of-free-ranging-porpoises/)
- [Clicks, whistles and pulses: Passive and active signal use in dolphin communication.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/clicks-whistles-and-pulses-passive-and-active-signal-use-in-dolphin-communication/)
- [How illegal are tropical small-scale fisheries? An estimate for arapaima in the Amazon.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/how-illegal-are-tropical-small-scale-fisheries-an-estimate-for-arapaima-in-the-amazon/)
- [Perverse incentives in fishery management: The case of the defeso in the Brazilian Amazon.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/perverse-incentives-in-fishery-management-the-case-of-the-defeso-in-the-brazilian-amazon/)
- [Both cetaceans in the Brazilian Amazon show sustained, profound population declines over two decades.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/both-cetaceans-in-the-brazilian-amazon-show-sustained-profound-population-declines-over-two-decades-2/)
- [Boom to bust? Implications for the continued rapid growth of the eastern Australian humpback whale population despite recovery.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/boom-to-bust-implications-for-the-continued-rapid-growth-of-the-eastern-australian-humpback-whale-population-despite-recovery/)
- [Historical catches of humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, in the North Atlantic Ocean: estimates of landings and removals.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/historical-catches-of-humpback-whales-megaptera-novaeangliae-in-the-north-atlantic-ocean-estimates-of-landings-and-removals/)
- [North Atlantic humpback whale abundance and rate of increase four decades after protection from whaling](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/north-atlantic-humpback-whale-abundance-and-rate-of-increase-four-decades-after-protection-from-whaling/)
- [Protected areas and local communities: an inevitable partnership toward successful conservation strategies?](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/protected-areas-and-local-communities-an-inevitable-partnership-toward-successful-conservation-strategies/)
- [Quantifying the contribution to biodiversity conservation of protected areas governed by indigenous peoples and local communities.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/quantifying-the-contribution-to-biodiversity-conservation-of-protected-areas-governed-by-indigenous-peoples-and-local-communities/)
- [Durable freshwater protection: A framework for establishing and maintaining long-term protection for freshwater ecosystems and the values they sustain.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/durable-freshwater-protection-a-framework-for-establishing-and-maintaining-long-term-protection-for-freshwater-ecosystems-and-the-values-they-sustain/)
- [The global decline of freshwater megafauna](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/the-global-decline-of-freshwater-megafauna/)
- [River Conservation by an indigenous community](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/river-conservation-by-an-indigenous-community/)
- [Mekong River Fish Conservation Zones in Southern Laos: Assessing Effectiveness Using Local Ecological Knowledge](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/mekong-river-fish-conservation-zones-in-southern-laos-assessing-effectiveness-using-local-ecological-knowledge/)
- [Freshwater fisheries conservation can increase biodiversity.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/freshwater-fisheries-conservation-can-increase-biodiversity/)
- [Effect of aquaculture on world fish supplies.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/effect-of-aquaculture-on-world-fish-supplies/)
- [Moving towards more sustainable aquaculture practices: a meta‐analysis on the potential of plant‐enriched diets to improve fish growth, immunity and disease resistance.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/moving-towards-more-sustainable-aquaculture-practices-a-meta‐analysis-on-the-potential-of-plant‐enriched-diets-to-improve-fish-growth-immunity-and-disease-resistance/)
- [Trends in global aquaculture and aquafeed production: 2000–2017.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/trends-in-global-aquaculture-and-aquafeed-production-2000-2017/)
- [Large scale degradation of Amazonian freshwater ecosystems](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/large-scale-degradation-of-amazonian-freshwater-ecosystems/)
- [Trading-off fish biodiversity, food security, and hydropower in the Mekong River basin.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/trading-off-fish-biodiversity-food-security-and-hydropower-in-the-mekong-river-basin/)
- [Technique adopted to rescue and rehabilitate Ganges river dolphin, Platanista Gangetica Gangetica (Roxburg, 1801) from Donk River at Kishanganj District of Bihar, India.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/technique-adopted-to-rescue-and-rehabilitate-ganges-river-dolphin-platanista-gangetica-gangetica-roxburg-1801-from-donk-river-at-kishanganj-district-of-bihar-india/)
- [Managing the Three Gorges Dam to Implement Environmental Flows in the Yangtze River.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/managing-the-three-gorges-dam-to-implement-environmental-flows-in-the-yangtze-river/)
- [Comparison of echolocation behaviour between coastal and riverine porpoises](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/comparison-of-echolocation-behaviour-between-coastal-and-riverine-porpoises/)
- [Mekong Committee History and Lessons for River Basin Development.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/mekong-committee-history-and-lessons-for-river-basin-development/)
- [A River Dolphin’s ear-view of India’s Waterways development plans](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/a-river-dolphins-ear-view-of-indias-waterways-development-plans/)
- [Conservation of Indus River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica minor) in the Indus River system, Pakistan: an overview.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/conservation-of-indus-river-dolphin-platanista-gangetica-minor-in-the-indus-river-system-pakistan-an-overview/)
- [Mercury concentrations in Yangtze Finless Porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides asiaeorientalis) from eastern Dongting Lake. China.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/mercury-concentrations-in-yangtze-finless-porpoises-neophocaena-phocaenoides-asiaeorientalis-from-eastern-dongting-lake-china/)
- [Trace elements accumulation in the Yangtze finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaorientalis asiaorientalis) - A threat to the endangered freshwater cetacean.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/trace-elements-accumulation-in-the-yangtze-finless-porpoise-neophocaena-asiaorientalis-asiaorientalis-a-threat-to-the-endangered-freshwater-cetacean/)
- [Institutional development for IWRM: an international perspective](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/institutional-development-for-iwrm-an-international-perspective/)
- [Using indicators for improved water resources management - guide for basin managers and practitioners.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/using-indicators-for-improved-water-resources-management-guide-for-basin-managers-and-practitioners/)
- [Managing Rivers Wisely: Lessons from WWF's work for integrated river basin management. Introduction, synthesis & case studies](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/managing-rivers-wisely-lessons-from-wwfs-work-for-integrated-river-basin-management-introduction-synthesis-case-studies/)
- [RSPO Manual on Best Management Practices (BMPs) for the Management and Rehabilitation of Riparian Reserves](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/rspo-manual-on-best-management-practices-bmps-for-the-management-and-rehabilitation-of-riparian-reserves-2/)
- [Changing water quality in the Middle Mahakam Lakes: Deforestation, Mining and Palm Oil Plantation Development in Indonesia’s Middle Mahakam Wetlands.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/changing-water-quality-in-the-middle-mahakam-lakes-deforestation-mining-and-palm-oil-plantation-development-in-indonesias-middle-mahakam-wetlands/)
- [Research on heavy metal pollution in Ganga: a review.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/research-on-heavy-metal-pollution-in-ganga-a-review/)
- [Principles and Criteria for the Production of Sustainable Palm Oil.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/principles-and-criteria-for-the-production-of-sustainable-palm-oil/)
- [Progress and pitfalls: a systematic review of the evidence for agricultural sustainability standards](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/progress-and-pitfalls-a-systematic-review-of-the-evidence-for-agricultural-sustainability-standards/)
- [Agência Nacional de Águas e Saneamento Básico (ANA)](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/agencia-nacional-de-aguas-e-saneamento-basico-ana/)
- [Conselho Nacional de Recursos Hídricos (CNRH)](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/conselho-nacional-de-recursos-hidricos-cnrh/)
- [Plano de Ação Nacional para a Conservação dos Mamíferos Aquáticos Amazônicos 2019-2024](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/plano-de-acao-nacional-para-a-conservacao-dos-mamiferos-aquaticos-amazonicos-2019-2024-2/)
- [Towards measuring the economic value of wildlife watching tourism in Africa](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/towards-measuring-the-economic-value-of-wildlife-watching-tourism-in-africa/)
- [Embracing conservation success of recovering humpback whale populations: Evaluating the case for downlisting their conservation status in Australia.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/embracing-conservation-success-of-recovering-humpback-whale-populations-evaluating-the-case-for-downlisting-their-conservation-status-in-australia/)
- [A multidecadal Bayesian trend analysis of harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) populations off California relative to past fishery bycatch.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/a-multidecadal-bayesian-trend-analysis-of-harbor-porpoise-phocoena-phocoena-populations-off-california-relative-to-past-fishery-bycatch/)
- [Searching for trends in river dolphin abundance: Designing surveys for looming threats, and evidence for opposing trends of two species in the Colombian Amazon](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/searching-for-trends-in-river-dolphin-abundance-designing-surveys-for-looming-threats-and-evidence-for-opposing-trends-of-two-species-in-the-colombian-amazon-2/)
- [Report of the workshop on the assessment of southern right whales.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/report-of-the-workshop-on-the-assessment-of-southern-right-whales/)
- [A global assessment of fisheries bycatch and discards](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/a-global-assessment-of-fisheries-bycatch-and-discards/)
- [Fishing for the facts: river dolphin bycatch in a small-scale freshwater fishery in Bangladesh.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/fishing-for-the-facts-river-dolphin-bycatch-in-a-small-scale-freshwater-fishery-in-bangladesh/)
- [Spatio-temporal management of fisheries to reduce bycatch and increase fishing selectivity.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/spatio-temporal-management-of-fisheries-to-reduce-bycatch-and-increase-fishing-selectivity/)
- [The Possible Effects of High Vessel Traffic on the Physiological Parameters of the Critically Endangered Yangtze Finless Porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis ssp. asiaeorientalis)](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/the-possible-effects-of-high-vessel-traffic-on-the-physiological-parameters-of-the-critically-endangered-yangtze-finless-porpoise-neophocaena-asiaeorientalis-ssp-asiaeorientalis/)
- [Boat-based tourism and bottlenose dolphins in Doubtful Sound, New Zealand: The role of management in decreasing dolphin-boat interactions](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/boat-based-tourism-and-bottlenose-dolphins-in-doubtful-sound-new-zealand-the-role-of-management-in-decreasing-dolphin-boat-interactions/)
- [Vessel Quieting Design, Technology, and Maintenance Options for Potential Inclusion in EcoAction Program Enhancing Cetacean Habitat and Observation Program](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/vessel-quieting-design-technology-and-maintenance-options-for-potential-inclusion-in-ecoaction-program-enhancing-cetacean-habitat-and-observation-program/)
- [Behavioural responses of Sotalia fluviatilis (Cetacea, Delphinidae) to Acoustic Pingers, Fortaleza, Brazil.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/behavioural-responses-of-sotalia-fluviatilis-cetacea-delphinidae-to-acoustic-pingers-fortaleza-brazil/)
- [Field experiments show that acoustic pingers reduce marine mammal bycatch in the California drift gill net fishery.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/field-experiments-show-that-acoustic-pingers-reduce-marine-mammal-bycatch-in-the-california-drift-gill-net-fishery/)
- [Long-term effectiveness, failure rates, and “dinner bell” properties of acoustic pingers in a gillnet fishery.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/long-term-effectiveness-failure-rates-and-dinner-bell-properties-of-acoustic-pingers-in-a-gillnet-fishery/)
- [Effect of pingers on harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) bycatch in the US Northeast gillnet fishery](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/effect-of-pingers-on-harbour-porpoise-phocoena-phocoena-bycatch-in-the-us-northeast-gillnet-fishery/)
- [Marine mammal bycatch in gillnet and other entangling net fisheries, 1990 to 2011](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/marine-mammal-bycatch-in-gillnet-and-other-entangling-net-fisheries-1990-to-2011/)
- [WORLD HERITAGE ADVICE NOTE: ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/world-heritage-advice-note-environmental-assessment/)
- [Frequency of occurrence of flow regime components: a hydrology-based approach for environmental flow assessments and water allocation for the environment](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/frequency-of-occurrence-of-flow-regime-components-a-hydrology-based-approach-for-environmental-flow-assessments-and-water-allocation-for-the-environment-2/)
- [Ecological effects on the status of the Indus Dolphin](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/ecological-effects-on-the-status-of-the-indus-dolphin/)
- [PCB pollution continues to impact populations of orcas and other dolphins in European waters](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/pcb-pollution-continues-to-impact-populations-of-orcas-and-other-dolphins-in-european-waters/)
- [Heavy Metals and Organochlorine Residues in Ganges River Dolphins from India](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/heavy-metals-and-organochlorine-residues-in-ganges-river-dolphins-from-india/)
- [Predicting global killer whale population collapse from PCB pollution](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/predicting-global-killer-whale-population-collapse-from-pcb-pollution/)
- [Assessing the effect of persistent organic pollutants on reproductive activity in common dolphins and harbour porpoises](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/assessing-the-effect-of-persistent-organic-pollutants-on-reproductive-activity-in-common-dolphins-and-harbour-porpoises/)
- [Mercury contamination along the Mekong River, Cambodia.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/mercury-contamination-along-the-mekong-river-cambodia/)
- [Mercury contamination in water and sediments and the associated health risk: a case study of artisanal gold-mining.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/mercury-contamination-in-water-and-sediments-and-the-associated-health-risk-a-case-study-of-artisanal-gold-mining/)
- [Guidelines for using a Global Standard for the Identification of Key Biodiversity Areas. Version 1.0](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/guidelines-for-using-a-global-standard-for-the-identification-of-key-biodiversity-areas-version-1-0/)
- [Analysis of distribution of river dolphins (Inia and Sotalia) in protected and transformed areas in the Amazon and Orinoco basins](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/analysis-of-distribution-of-river-dolphins-inia-and-sotalia-in-protected-and-transformed-areas-in-the-amazon-and-orinoco-basins-2/)
- [Challenges of Sustainable Biodiversity Management: National Chambal Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh. ‘Bottom-up’ Approaches in Governance and Adaptation for Sustainable Development: Case Studies from India and Bangladesh, 95.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/challenges-of-sustainable-biodiversity-management-national-chambal-sanctuary-in-uttar-pradesh-bottom-up-approaches-in-governance-and-adaptation-for-sustainable-development-case-st/)
- [Status, threats and conservation challenges to key aquatic fauna (crocodile and dolphin) in National Chambal Sanctuary, India](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/status-threats-and-conservation-challenges-to-key-aquatic-fauna-crocodile-and-dolphin-in-national-chambal-sanctuary-india/)
- [Sand and Sustainability: Finding new solutions for environmental governance of global sand](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/sand-and-sustainability-finding-new-solutions-for-environmental-governance-of-global-sand/)
- [World’s Large Rivers Initiative (WLRI) UNESCO Chair on ‘Integrated River Research and Management’ at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria IHP/IC-XXIII/Ref 9 Rev](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/worlds-large-rivers-initiative-wlri-unesco-chair-on-integrated-river-research-and-management-at-the-university-of-natural-resources-and-life-sciences-vienna-austria-ihp/)
- [A DPSIR Assessment on Ecosystem Services Challenges in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam: Coping with the Impacts of Sand Mining](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/a-dpsir-assessment-on-ecosystem-services-challenges-in-the-mekong-delta-vietnam-coping-with-the-impacts-of-sand-mining/)
- [Water contamination from oil extraction activities in Northern Peruvian Amazonian rivers](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/water-contamination-from-oil-extraction-activities-in-northern-peruvian-amazonian-rivers/)
- [Passive acoustic monitoring of the distribution patterns of Irrawaddy dolphins (Orcaella brevirostris) in the middle reaches of the Ayeyarwady River, Myanmar.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/passive-acoustic-monitoring-of-the-distribution-patterns-of-irrawaddy-dolphins-orcaella-brevirostris-in-the-middle-reaches-of-the-ayeyarwady-river-myanmar/)
- [The Minamata Convention on Mercury and its implementation in the Latin America and Caribbean region](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/the-minamata-convention-on-mercury-and-its-implementation-in-the-latin-america-and-caribbean-region-2/)
- [Catch composition and conservation management of a human–dolphin cooperative cast-net fishery in the Ayeyarwady River, Myanmar.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/catch-composition-and-conservation-management-of-a-human-dolphin-cooperative-cast-net-fishery-in-the-ayeyarwady-river-myanmar/)
- [Nutritional and mercury content of milk of the Amazon river dolphin, Inia geoffrensis.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/nutritional-and-mercury-content-of-milk-of-the-amazon-river-dolphin-inia-geoffrensis/)
- [Presence of mercury in river dolphins (Inia and Sotalia) in the Amazon and Orinoco basins: evidence of a growing threat for these species.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/presence-of-mercury-in-river-dolphins-inia-and-sotalia-in-the-amazon-and-orinoco-basins-evidence-of-a-growing-threat-for-these-species/)
- [Heavy metals in marine mammals](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/heavy-metals-in-marine-mammals/)
- [Procedures for establishing and managing IUCN-supported Independent Scientific & Technical Advisory Panels](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/procedures-for-establishing-and-managing-iucn-supported-independent-scientific-technical-advisory-panels/)
- [Mercury exposure through fish consumption in traditional communities in the Brazilian Northern Amazon.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/mercury-exposure-through-fish-consumption-in-traditional-communities-in-the-brazilian-northern-amazon-2/)
- [An integrative approach to identify the impacts of multiple metal contamination sources on the Eastern Andean foothills of the Ecuadorian Amazonia](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/an-integrative-approach-to-identify-the-impacts-of-multiple-metal-contamination-sources-on-the-eastern-andean-foothills-of-the-ecuadorian-amazonia/)
- [Riverine Ecosystem Management: Science for Governing Towards a Sustainable Future.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/riverine-ecosystem-management-science-for-governing-towards-a-sustainable-future/)
- [Quality unknown: the invisible water crisis](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/quality-unknown-the-invisible-water-crisis/)
- [Bycatch of marine mammals in U.S. and global fisheries](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/bycatch-of-marine-mammals-in-u-s-and-global-fisheries/)
- [Plan de acción para la conservación de los mamíferos acuáticos de Venezuela: delfines de agua dulce, nutrias y manatíes 2017- 2027](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/plan-de-accion-para-la-conservacion-de-los-mamiferos-acuaticos-de-venezuela-delfines-de-agua-dulce-nutrias-y-manaties-2017-2027/)
- [River dolphin distribution in regulated river systems: implications for dry-season flow regimes in the Gangetic basin](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/river-dolphin-distribution-in-regulated-river-systems-implications-for-dry-season-flow-regimes-in-the-gangetic-basin/)
- [Protection of endangered Gangetic dolphin in Brahmaputra River, Assam, India](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/protection-of-endangered-gangetic-dolphin-in-brahmaputra-river-assam-india/)
- [Status of Ganges River dolphins in the Kosi River, Saharsa District, Bihar](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/status-of-ganges-river-dolphins-in-the-kosi-river-saharsa-district-bihar/)
- [National Inland Waterways in Bihar: A Profile](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/national-inland-waterways-in-bihar-a-profile/)
- [Enhancing Conservation of River Dolphins through Sub-regional Cooperation: Webinar Proceedings](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/enhancing-conservation-of-river-dolphins-through-sub-regional-cooperation-webinar-proceedings/)
- [An Educational Outreach Strategy for Freshwater Dolphin Conservation: Measuring the Results](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/an-educational-outreach-strategy-for-freshwater-dolphin-conservation-measuring-the-results/)
- [Monitoring the mortality of Freshwater Cetaceans in the Sundarbans, Bangladesh: Progress, Challenges and Potential](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/monitoring-the-mortality-of-freshwater-cetaceans-in-the-sundarbans-bangladesh-progress-challenges-and-potential/)
- [Mid-term Review Report: Expanding the Protected Area System to Incorporate Important Aquatic Ecosystems Project (DOLPHIN – EPASIIAE)](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/mid-term-review-report-expanding-the-protected-area-system-to-incorporate-important-aquatic-ecosystems-project-dolphin-epasiiae/)
- [Final technical report on Ecology and conservation of residential populations of Gangetic dolphins in Brahmaputra river system, India](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/final-technical-report-on-ecology-and-conservation-of-residential-populations-of-gangetic-dolphins-in-brahmaputra-river-system-india/)
- [Conservation threats of the Gangetic Dolphin Platanista gangetica gangetica in River Kulsi, A Tributary of Brahmaputra, Assam, India](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/conservation-threats-of-the-gangetic-dolphin-platanista-gangetica-gangetica-in-river-kulsi-a-tributary-of-brahmaputra-assam-india/)
- [Conservation Strategy for the Mekong river Irrawaddy dolphin](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/conservation-strategy-for-the-mekong-river-irrawaddy-dolphin/)
- [Status of Higher Aquatic Vertebrates in the Ganga River](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/status-of-higher-aquatic-vertebrates-in-the-ganga-river/)
- [Environmental and Social Assessment Studies for Assam Inland Water Transport Project](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/environmental-and-social-assessment-studies-for-assam-inland-water-transport-project/)
- [A review of the failed attempts to curb mercury use at artisanal gold mines and a proposed solution](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/a-review-of-the-failed-attempts-to-curb-mercury-use-at-artisanal-gold-mines-and-a-proposed-solution/)
- [Protected areas and freshwater biodiversity: a novel systematic review distils eight lessons for effective conservation](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/protected-areas-and-freshwater-biodiversity-a-novel-systematic-review-distils-eight-lessons-for-effective-conservation/)
- [CA|TS Manual - Conservation Assured Tiger Standards: A Multifunctional Protected Area Management Tool to Aid Implementation of International Conventions, Multilateral Treaties, Global Initiatives & National Action.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/cats-manual-conservation-assured-tiger-standards-a-multifunctional-protected-area-management-tool-to-aid-implementation-of-international-conventions-multilateral-treaties-global-initiatives-na/)
- [Ex situ options for cetacean conservation: December 2018 workshop, Nuremberg, Germany](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/ex-situ-options-for-cetacean-conservation-december-2018-workshop-nuremberg-germany/)
- [Freshwater small cetaceans in Asia – current situation and role of a potential IWC Conservation Management Plan](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/freshwater-small-cetaceans-in-asia-current-situation-and-role-of-a-potential-iwc-conservation-management-plan/)
- [World Bank Environmental and Social Framework](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/world-bank-environmental-and-social-framework/)
- [Boto (Inia geoffrensis—Cetacea: Iniidae) aggregations in two provisioning sites in the lower Negro River—Amazonas, Brazil: are they related?](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/boto-inia-geoffrensis-cetacea-iniidae-aggregations-in-two-provisioning-sites-in-the-lower-negro-river-amazonas-brazil-are-they-related/)
- [Mercury exposure through fish consumption in traditional communities in the Brazilian Northern amazon](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/mercury-exposure-through-fish-consumption-in-traditional-communities-in-the-brazilian-northern-amazon/)
- [Heavy metals in sediments, mussels and oysters from Trinidad and Venezuela](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/heavy-metals-in-sediments-mussels-and-oysters-from-trinidad-and-venezuela/)
- [Assessment of a fisheries legal framework for potential development of an ecosystem approach to fisheries management in large rivers](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/assessment-of-a-fisheries-legal-framework-for-potential-development-of-an-ecosystem-approach-to-fisheries-management-in-large-rivers/)
- [Particulate and dissolved trace element concentrations in three southern Ecuador rivers impacted by artisanal gold mining](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/particulate-and-dissolved-trace-element-concentrations-in-three-southern-ecuador-rivers-impacted-by-artisanal-gold-mining/)
- [Fisheries ecology in South American river basins](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/fisheries-ecology-in-south-american-river-basins/)
- [The Minamata Convention on Mercury and its implementation in the Latin America and Caribbean region.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/the-minamata-convention-on-mercury-and-its-implementation-in-the-latin-america-and-caribbean-region/)
- [Effects of fisheries zoning and environmental characteristics on population parameters of the tambaqui (C olossoma macropomum) in managed floodplain lakes in the Central Amazon](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/effects-of-fisheries-zoning-and-environmental-characteristics-on-population-parameters-of-the-tambaqui-c-olossoma-macropomum-in-managed-floodplain-lakes-in-the-central-amazon/)
- [Interactions between children, teenagers and botos (Inia araguaiaensis and Inia geoffrensis) in markets and fairs of Eastern Amazon.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/interactions-between-children-teenagers-and-botos-inia-araguaiaensis-and-inia-geoffrensis-in-markets-and-fairs-of-eastern-amazon/)
- [Mercury in populations of River Dolphins of the Amazon and Orinoco Basins](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/mercury-in-populations-of-river-dolphins-of-the-amazon-and-orinoco-basins/)
- [Population Structure of Riverine and Coastal Dolphins Sotalia fluviatilis and Sotalia guianensis: Patterns of Nuclear and Mitochondrial Diversity and Implications for Conservation.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/population-structure-of-riverine-and-coastal-dolphins-sotalia-fluviatilis-and-sotalia-guianensis-patterns-of-nuclear-and-mitochondrial-diversity-and-implications-for-conservation/)
- [Genetic identity of Sotalia dolphins from the Orinoco River.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/genetic-identity-of-sotalia-dolphins-from-the-orinoco-river/)
- [Alternative bait usage during the piracatinga (Calophysus macropterus) fishery in the Manacapuru region, located at the lower Solimões-Amazonas River, Amazon basin, Brazil](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/alternative-bait-usage-during-the-piracatinga-calophysus-macropterus-fishery-in-the-manacapuru-region-located-at-the-lower-solimoes-amazonas-river-amazon-basin-brazil/)
- [Taxonomic status of the genus Sotalia: species level ranking for “tucuxi”(Sotalia fluviatilis) and “costero”(Sotalia guianensis) dolphins.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/taxonomic-status-of-the-genus-sotalia-species-level-ranking-for-tucuxisotalia-fluviatilis-and-costerosotalia-guianensis-dolphins/)
- [Predation and competition: the impact of fisheries on marine-mammal populations over the next one hundred years.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/predation-and-competition-the-impact-of-fisheries-on-marine-mammal-populations-over-the-next-one-hundred-years/)
- [River dolphin (Inia geoffrensis, Sotalia fluviatilis) mortality events attributed to artisanal fisheries in the Western Brazilian Amazon](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/river-dolphin-inia-geoffrensis-sotalia-fluviatilis-mortality-events-attributed-to-artisanal-fisheries-in-the-western-brazilian-amazon/)
- [Policy improvements and farmers' willingness to participate: Insights from the new round of China's Sloping Land Conversion Program](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/policy-improvements-and-farmers-willingness-to-participate-insights-from-the-new-round-of-chinas-sloping-land-conversion-program/)
- [Quantifying the impact of grain for green program on ecosystem service management: A case study of Exibei region, China.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/quantifying-the-impact-of-grain-for-green-program-on-ecosystem-service-management-a-case-study-of-exibei-region-china/)
- [Ecotourism and conservation: Two cases from Brazil and Peru](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/ecotourism-and-conservation-two-cases-from-brazil-and-peru/)
- [China’s ‘Grain-to-Green’ plan fundamental to managing water and soil erosion](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/chinas-grain-to-green-plan-fundamental-to-managing-water-and-soil-erosion/)
- [Insights on the use of dolphins (boto, Inia geoffrensis and Tucuxi, Sotalia fluviatilis) for bait in the piracatinga (Calophysus macropterus) fishery in the western Brazilian Amazon](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/insights-on-the-use-of-dolphins-boto-inia-geoffrensis-and-tucuxi-sotalia-fluviatilis-for-bait-in-the-piracatinga-calophysus-macropterus-fishery-in-the-western-brazilian-amazon/)
- [Conflicts with fisheries and intentional killing of freshwater dolphins (Cetacea: Odontoceti) in the Western Brazilian Amazon](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/conflicts-with-fisheries-and-intentional-killing-of-freshwater-dolphins-cetacea-odontoceti-in-the-western-brazilian-amazon/)
- [Opportunities for biodiversity gains under the world’s largest reforestation programme.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/opportunities-for-biodiversity-gains-under-the-worlds-largest-reforestation-programme/)
- [Do environmental conservation programs contribute to sustainable livelihoods? Evidence from China's grain-for-green program in northern Shaanxi province](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/do-environmental-conservation-programs-contribute-to-sustainable-livelihoods-evidence-from-chinas-grain-for-green-program-in-northern-shaanxi-province/)
- [Effects of the grain-for-green programme on soil erosion in China](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/effects-of-the-grain-for-green-programme-on-soil-erosion-in-china/)
- [Community-based management induces rapid recovery of a high-value tropical freshwater fishery](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/community-based-management-induces-rapid-recovery-of-a-high-value-tropical-freshwater-fishery/)
- [Community-and government-managed marine protected areas increase fish size, biomass and potential value](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/community-and-government-managed-marine-protected-areas-increase-fish-size-biomass-and-potential-value/)
- [Empty forest or empty rivers? A century of commercial hunting in Amazonia](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/empty-forest-or-empty-rivers-a-century-of-commercial-hunting-in-amazonia/)
- [Lessons from integrating fishers of arapaima in small-scale fisheries management at the Mamirauá Reserve, Amazon](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/lessons-from-integrating-fishers-of-arapaima-in-small-scale-fisheries-management-at-the-mamiraua-reserve-amazon/)
- [Freshwater dolphin/fisheries interaction in the Central Amazon (Brazil)](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/freshwater-dolphin-fisheries-interaction-in-the-central-amazon-brazil/)
- [Status, distribution and conservation of the river dolphins Inia geoffrensis and Sotalia spp. Venezuela. In: Trujillo F, Crespo E, van Damme PA, Usma JS (eds).](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/status-distribution-and-conservation-of-the-river-dolphins-inia-geoffrensis-and-sotalia-spp-venezuela-in-trujillo-f-crespo-e-van-damme-pa-usma-js-eds/)
- [An illuminating idea to reduce bycatch in the Peruvian small-scale gillnet fishery](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/an-illuminating-idea-to-reduce-bycatch-in-the-peruvian-small-scale-gillnet-fishery/)
- [Dolphin-Fishery Interaction: Cost-Benefit, Social-Economic and Cultural Considerations](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/dolphin-fishery-interaction-cost-benefit-social-economic-and-cultural-considerations/)
- [Effects of fisheries management on fish communities in the floodplain lakes of a Brazilian Amazonian Reserve](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/effects-of-fisheries-management-on-fish-communities-in-the-floodplain-lakes-of-a-brazilian-amazonian-reserve/)
- [PASSIVE ACOUSTIC SURVEYS OF ARAGUAIAN BOTOS INIA ARAGUAIAENSIS IN THE LOWER REACHES OF THE TOCANTINS RIVER, EASTERN AMAZON, PRELIMINARY RESULTS](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/passive-acoustic-surveys-of-araguaian-botos-inia-araguaiaensis-in-the-lower-reaches-of-the-tocantins-river-eastern-amazon-preliminary-results/)
- [Extractive and Sustainable Development Reserves in Brazil: resilient alternatives to fisheries?](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/extractive-and-sustainable-development-reserves-in-brazil-resilient-alternatives-to-fisheries/)
- [Amazon river dolphin love fetishes: From folklore to molecular forensics](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/amazon-river-dolphin-love-fetishes-from-folklore-to-molecular-forensics/)
- [Impacts of Brazil's Madeira River Dams: Unlearned lessons for hydroelectric development in Amazonia](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/impacts-of-brazils-madeira-river-dams-unlearned-lessons-for-hydroelectric-development-in-amazonia/)
- [Mitigating the effect of shipping on freshwater cetaceans: The case study of the Yangtze finless porpoise](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/mitigating-the-effect-of-shipping-on-freshwater-cetaceans-the-case-study-of-the-yangtze-finless-porpoise/)
- [Use of Tucuxi Dolphin Sotalia fluviatilis for Medicinal and Magic/Religious Purposes in North of Brazil](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/use-of-tucuxi-dolphin-sotalia-fluviatilis-for-medicinal-and-magic-religious-purposes-in-north-of-brazil/)
- [Living Yangtze Report summary](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/living-yangtze-report-summary/)
- [Distribution and abundance of Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins
in Leizhou Bay, China](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/distribution-and-abundance-of-indo-pacific-humpback-dolphinsin-leizhou-bay-china/)
- [River Dolphins Can Act as Population Trend Indicators in Degraded Freshwater Systems.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/river-dolphins-can-act-as-population-trend-indicators-in-degraded-freshwater-systems/)
- [What’s in the Net? Using camera technology to monitor, and
support mitigation of, wildlife bycatch in fisheries.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/whats-in-the-net-using-camera-technology-to-monitor-andsupport-mitigation-of-wildlife-bycatch-in-fisheries/)
- [Precarious situation of dolphin population (Platanista indi Blyth, 1859) in the Punjab, upstream from the Taunsa Barrage, Indus River.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/precarious-situation-of-dolphin-population-platanista-indi-blyth-1859-in-the-punjab-upstream-from-the-taunsa-barrage-indus-river/)
- [Best practices observed in the past Dolphin Conservation Project called ‘Expanding the Protected Area System to Incorporate Important Aquatic Ecosystems(EPASIIAEP) Project in Bangladesh (2017‐2020)](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/best-practices-observed-in-the-past-dolphin-conservation-project-called-expanding-the-protected-area-system-to-incorporate-important-aquatic-ecosystemsepasiiaep-project-in-bangladesh-2017/)
- [South Asian River Dolphin Task Team Workshop Report Kuala Lumpur, July 2019](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/south-asian-river-dolphin-task-team-workshop-report-kuala-lumpur-july-2019/)
- [The growth of ‘botos feeding tourism’, a new tourism industry based on the boto (Amazon river dolphin) Inia geoffrensis in the Amazonas State, Brazil](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/the-growth-of-botos-feeding-tourism-a-new-tourism-industry-based-on-the-boto-amazon-river-dolphin-inia-geoffrensis-in-the-amazonas-state-brazil/)
- [Conflicts between river dolphins (Cetacea: Odontoceti) and fisheries in the Central Amazon: a path toward tragedy?](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/conflicts-between-river-dolphins-cetacea-odontoceti-and-fisheries-in-the-central-amazon-a-path-toward-tragedy/)
- [Assesment of minimum water flow requirements of Chambal river in the context of Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) and Gangetic dolphin (Platanista gangetica) conservation](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/assesment-of-minimum-water-flow-requirements-of-chambal-river-in-the-context-of-gharial-gavialis-gangeticus-and-gangetic-dolphin-platanista-gangetica-conservation/)
- [Who shapes the environmental policy in the global south? Unpacking the reality of Nepal](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/who-shapes-the-environmental-policy-in-the-global-south-unpacking-the-reality-of-nepal/)
- [The state of whale watching in Latin America](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/the-state-of-whale-watching-in-latin-america/)
- [The Use of Barriers to Limit the Spread of Aquatic Invasive Animal Species: A Global Review](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/the-use-of-barriers-to-limit-the-spread-of-aquatic-invasive-animal-species-a-global-review/)
- [MOLECULAR SYSTEMATICS OF RIVER DOLPHINS INFERRED FROM COMPLETE MITOCHONDRIAL CYTOCHROME‐B GENE SEQUENCES.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/molecular-systematics-of-river-dolphins-inferred-from-complete-mitochondrial-cytochrome‐b-gene-sequences/)
- [Trade-offs in values assigned to ecological goods and services associated with different coral reef management strategies](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/trade-offs-in-values-assigned-to-ecological-goods-and-services-associated-with-different-coral-reef-management-strategies/)
- [Ex situ conservation status of an endangered Yangtze finless porpoise population (Neophocaena phocaenoides asiaeorientalis) as measured from microsatellites and mtDNA diversity.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/ex-situ-conservation-status-of-an-endangered-yangtze-finless-porpoise-population-neophocaena-phocaenoides-asiaeorientalis-as-measured-from-microsatellites-and-mtdna-diversity/)
- [Molecular differentiation among Inia geoffrensis and Inia boliviensis (Iniidae, Cetacea) by means of nuclear intron sequences](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/molecular-differentiation-among-inia-geoffrensis-and-inia-boliviensis-iniidae-cetacea-by-means-of-nuclear-intron-sequences/)
- [Genetic footprint of population fragmentation and contemporary collapse in a freshwater cetacean](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/genetic-footprint-of-population-fragmentation-and-contemporary-collapse-in-a-freshwater-cetacean/)
- [Caracterização citogenética do Boto da Bolívia (Inia boliviensis): mais uma ferramenta de diferenciação entre as espécies](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/caracterizacao-citogenetica-do-boto-da-bolivia-inia-boliviensis-mais-uma-ferramenta-de-diferenciacao-entre-as-especies/)
- [Molecular identification of evolutionarily significant units in the Amazon River dolphin Inia sp.(Cetacea: Iniidae).](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/molecular-identification-of-evolutionarily-significant-units-in-the-amazon-river-dolphin-inia-sp-cetacea-iniidae/)
- [Taxonomic revision of the South Asian River dolphins (Platanista): Indus and Ganges River dolphins are separate species](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/taxonomic-revision-of-the-south-asian-river-dolphins-platanista-indus-and-ganges-river-dolphins-are-separate-species/)
- [Fishing Operations: Guidelines to prevent and reduce bycatch of marine mammals in capture fisheries](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/fishing-operations-guidelines-to-prevent-and-reduce-bycatch-of-marine-mammals-in-capture-fisheries/)
- [Management plan for the Ayeyarwady dolphin protected area](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/management-plan-for-the-ayeyarwady-dolphin-protected-area/)
- [How to Protect Free Flowing Rivers: The Bita River Ramsar Site as an Example of Science and Management Tools Working Together.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/how-to-protect-free-flowing-rivers-the-bita-river-ramsar-site-as-an-example-of-science-and-management-tools-working-together/)
- [River dolphins as indicators of ecosystem degradation in large tropical rivers](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/river-dolphins-as-indicators-of-ecosystem-degradation-in-large-tropical-rivers/)
- [Management of Pirarucu (Arapaima gigas, Teleostei, Osteoglossidae) in Sustainable Use Units as a proposal for the restoration of aquatic ecosystems.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/management-of-pirarucu-arapaima-gigas-teleostei-osteoglossidae-in-sustainable-use-units-as-a-proposal-for-the-restoration-of-aquatic-ecosystems/)
- [Paint it black: Efficacy of increased wind turbine rotor blade visibility to reduce avian fatalities](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/paint-it-black-efficacy-of-increased-wind-turbine-rotor-blade-visibility-to-reduce-avian-fatalities/)
- [Unusual records of the behavior of boto Inia sp.(Cetartiodactyla, Iniidae) in the lower reaches of the Tocantins and Guamá River, Amazônia](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/unusual-records-of-the-behavior-of-boto-inia-sp-cetartiodactyla-iniidae-in-the-lower-reaches-of-the-tocantins-and-guama-river-amazonia/)
- [Object carrying as socio-sexual display in an aquatic mammal](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/object-carrying-as-socio-sexual-display-in-an-aquatic-mammal/)
- [Observations on freshwater dolphins in the upper Amazon](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/observations-on-freshwater-dolphins-in-the-upper-amazon/)
- [Behavior of the Amazon dolphin, Inia geoffrensis (Blainville), in captivity](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/behavior-of-the-amazon-dolphin-inia-geoffrensis-blainville-in-captivity/)
- [Conservation management of small core areas: key to survival of a Critically Endangered population of Irrawaddy river dolphins Orcaella brevirostris in Indonesia](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/conservation-management-of-small-core-areas-key-to-survival-of-a-critically-endangered-population-of-irrawaddy-river-dolphins-orcaella-brevirostris-in-indonesia-2/)
- [Status and Conservation of Irrawaddy Dolphins Orcaella brevirostris in the Mahakam River of Indonesia. In Status and Conservation of Freshwater Populations of Irrawaddy Dolphins](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/status-and-conservation-of-irrawaddy-dolphins-orcaella-brevirostris-in-the-mahakam-river-of-indonesia-in-status-and-conservation-of-freshwater-populations-of-irrawaddy-dolphins/)
- [Behavior of ungulates and its relation to management. In Symposium on the Behavior of Ungulates and Its Relation to Management](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/behavior-of-ungulates-and-its-relation-to-management-in-symposium-on-the-behavior-of-ungulates-and-its-relation-to-management/)
- [Facultative River Dolphins: Conservation and Social Ecology of Freshwater and Coastal Irrawaddy Dolphins in Indonesia. Chapter 9: Social dynamics of facultative Irrawaddy river dolphins (Orcaella brevirostris) in Borneo: Impacts of habitat](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/facultative-river-dolphins-conservation-and-social-ecology-of-freshwater-and-coastal-irrawaddy-dolphins-in-indonesia-chapter-9-social-dynamics-of-facultative-irrawaddy-river-dolphins-orcaella-brev/)
- [To ping or not to ping: the use of active acoustic devices in mitigating interactions between small cetaceans and gillnet fisheries](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/to-ping-or-not-to-ping-the-use-of-active-acoustic-devices-in-mitigating-interactions-between-small-cetaceans-and-gillnet-fisheries/)
- [Seasonal use of Amazon floodplains by the Tucuxi Sotalia fluviatilis (Gervais 1853), in the Central Amazon, Brazil](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/seasonal-use-of-amazon-floodplains-by-the-tucuxi-sotalia-fluviatilis-gervais-1853-in-the-central-amazon-brazil/)
- [Tucuxi Sotalia fluviatilis (Gervais, 1853)](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/tucuxi-sotalia-fluviatilis-gervais-1853/)
- [Sotalia fluviatilis](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/sotalia-fluviatilis-2/)
- [A primer of conservation behavior](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/a-primer-of-conservation-behavior/)
- [Physiology, behavior, and conservation](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/physiology-behavior-and-conservation/)
- [Spatial distribution of river dolphins, Inia geoffrensis (Iniidae), in the Araguaia River (central Brazil)](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/spatial-distribution-of-river-dolphins-inia-geoffrensis-iniidae-in-the-araguaia-river-central-brazil/)
- [Integrating animal behavior and conservation biology: a conceptual framework](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/integrating-animal-behavior-and-conservation-biology-a-conceptual-framework/)
- [First tagging with a radio transmitter of a rescued Indus River dolphin near Sukkur barrage](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/first-tagging-with-a-radio-transmitter-of-a-rescued-indus-river-dolphin-near-sukkur-barrage/)
- [Botos (Inia geoffrensis) in the upper reaches of the Tocantins River (central Brazil) with observations of unusual behavior, including object carrying](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/botos-inia-geoffrensis-in-the-upper-reaches-of-the-tocantins-river-central-brazil-with-observations-of-unusual-behavior-including-object-carrying/)
- [Density, abundance and group size of river dolphins (Inia geoffrensis and Sotalia fluviatilis) in central Amazonia, Brazil](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/density-abundance-and-group-size-of-river-dolphins-inia-geoffrensis-and-sotalia-fluviatilis-in-central-amazonia-brazil/)
- [Radio tracking of the Yangtze finless porpoise](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/radio-tracking-of-the-yangtze-finless-porpoise/)
- [Movement patterns and site fidelity of river dolphins (Inia geoffrensis and Sotalia fluviatilis) in the Peruvian Amazon as determined by photo-identification](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/movement-patterns-and-site-fidelity-of-river-dolphins-inia-geoffrensis-and-sotalia-fluviatilis-in-the-peruvian-amazon-as-determined-by-photo-identification/)
- [The structure and dynamics of geographic ranges](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/the-structure-and-dynamics-of-geographic-ranges/)
- [Amazonian river dolphin density estimates in the Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve 2017-2019](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/amazonian-river-dolphin-density-estimates-in-the-mamiraua-sustainable-development-reserve-2017-2019/)
- [Movements and habitat use of river dolphins (cetartiodactyla: iniidae) in the amazon and orinoco river basins, determined from satellite tagging](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/movements-and-habitat-use-of-river-dolphins-cetartiodactyla-iniidae-in-the-amazon-and-orinoco-river-basins-determined-from-satellite-tagging/)
- [Bridging the gap between researchers, conservation planners, and decision makers to improve species conservation decision-making](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/bridging-the-gap-between-researchers-conservation-planners-and-decision-makers-to-improve-species-conservation-decision-making/)
- [Abundance and conservation status of the Yangtze finless porpoise in the Yangtze River, China](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/abundance-and-conservation-status-of-the-yangtze-finless-porpoise-in-the-yangtze-river-china/)
- [Population status, threats and conservation of the Yangtze finless porpoise](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/population-status-threats-and-conservation-of-the-yangtze-finless-porpoise/)
- [Passive acoustic monitoring of the distribution patterns of Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris) in the middle reaches of the Ayeyarwady River, Myanmar](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/passive-acoustic-monitoring-of-the-distribution-patterns-of-irrawaddy-dolphin-orcaella-brevirostris-in-the-middle-reaches-of-the-ayeyarwady-river-myanmar/)
- [Spatio-temporal characterization of pinniped strandings and human interaction cases in the Pacific Northwest, 1989–2016](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/spatio-temporal-characterization-of-pinniped-strandings-and-human-interaction-cases-in-the-pacific-northwest-1989-2016/)
- [Listening to echolocation clicks with PODs](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/listening-to-echolocation-clicks-with-pods/)
- [The uses of statistical power in conservation biology: the vaquita and northern spotted owl](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/the-uses-of-statistical-power-in-conservation-biology-the-vaquita-and-northern-spotted-owl/)
- [Last call: Passive acoustic monitoring shows continued rapid decline of critically endangered vaquita](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/last-call-passive-acoustic-monitoring-shows-continued-rapid-decline-of-critically-endangered-vaquita/)
- [Visual-acoustic survey of cetaceans during a seismic study in the Southeast Caribbean Sea, April—June 2004](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/visual-acoustic-survey-of-cetaceans-during-a-seismic-study-in-the-southeast-caribbean-sea-april-june-2004/)
- [Introduction of an advanced census method using fusion of acoustic and visual census of the Ganges river dolphins (Platanista gangetica) inhabiting a long tract of the Ganges river system](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/introduction-of-an-advanced-census-method-using-fusion-of-acoustic-and-visual-census-of-the-ganges-river-dolphins-platanista-gangetica-inhabiting-a-long-tract-of-the-ganges-river-system/)
- [Review of the status and conservation of Irrawaddy dolphin Orcaella brevirostris in the Ayeyarwady river of Myanmar](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/review-of-the-status-and-conservation-of-irrawaddy-dolphin-orcaella-brevirostris-in-the-ayeyarwady-river-of-myanmar/)
- [Evaluation of the California marine mammal stranding network as a management tool based on records for 1983 and 1984](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/evaluation-of-the-california-marine-mammal-stranding-network-as-a-management-tool-based-on-records-for-1983-and-1984/)
- [A field comparison of marine mammal detections via visual, acoustic, and infrared (IR) imaging methods offshore Atlantic Canada](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/a-field-comparison-of-marine-mammal-detections-via-visual-acoustic-and-infrared-ir-imaging-methods-offshore-atlantic-canada/)
- [Irrawaddy dolphin demography in the Mekong River: an application of mark-resight models](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/irrawaddy-dolphin-demography-in-the-mekong-river-an-application-of-mark-resight-models/)
- [Correction to Health of Common Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Barataria Bay, Louisiana Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/correction-to-health-of-common-bottlenose-dolphins-tursiops-truncatus-in-barataria-bay-louisiana-following-the-deepwater-horizon-oil-spill/)
- [Minería ilegal: la peor devastación en la historia de la Amazonía. 2021. Noticias ambientales Mongabay](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/mineria-ilegal-la-peor-devastacion-en-la-historia-de-la-amazonia-2021-noticias-ambientales-mongabay/)
- [To See or Not to See: Investigating Detectability of Ganges River Dolphins Using a Combined Visual-Acoustic Survey](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/to-see-or-not-to-see-investigating-detectability-of-ganges-river-dolphins-using-a-combined-visual-acoustic-survey/)
- [Effectiveness of unmanned aerial vehicles to detect Amazon dolphins](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/effectiveness-of-unmanned-aerial-vehicles-to-detect-amazon-dolphins/)
- [Partially observed epidemics in wildlife hosts: Modelling an outbreak of dolphin morbillivirus in the northwestern Atlantic, June 2013–2014](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/partially-observed-epidemics-in-wildlife-hosts-modelling-an-outbreak-of-dolphin-morbillivirus-in-the-northwestern-atlantic-june-2013-2014/)
- [Spatial epidemiology and GIS in marine mammal conservation medicine and disease research](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/spatial-epidemiology-and-gis-in-marine-mammal-conservation-medicine-and-disease-research/)
- [Distribution and abundance of river dolphins in the Peruvian Amazon](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/distribution-and-abundance-of-river-dolphins-in-the-peruvian-amazon/)
- [Strandings](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/strandings/)
- [Acoustic ecology of dolphins of the genus Sotalia (Cetartiodactyla, Delphinidae) and of the newly described Araguaian boto Inia araguaiaensis (Cetartiodactyla, Iniidae)](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/acoustic-ecology-of-dolphins-of-the-genus-sotalia-cetartiodactyla-delphinidae-and-of-the-newly-described-araguaian-boto-inia-araguaiaensis-cetartiodactyla-iniidae/)
- [The newly described Araguaian river dolphins, Inia araguaiaensis (Cetartiodactyla, Iniidae), produce a diverse repertoire of acoustic signals](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/the-newly-described-araguaian-river-dolphins-inia-araguaiaensis-cetartiodactyla-iniidae-produce-a-diverse-repertoire-of-acoustic-signals/)
- [Sounds produced by the Tucuxi (Sotalia fluviatilis) from the Napo and Aguarico rivers of Ecuador](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/sounds-produced-by-the-tucuxi-sotalia-fluviatilis-from-the-napo-and-aguarico-rivers-of-ecuador/)
- [The freshwater dolphin Inia geoffrensis geoffrensis produces high frequency whistles](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/the-freshwater-dolphin-inia-geoffrensis-geoffrensis-produces-high-frequency-whistles/)
- [Abundance and threats monitoring surveys during medium to high water levels September and October/November 2010](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/abundance-and-threats-monitoring-surveys-during-medium-to-high-water-levels-september-and-october-november-2010/)
- [Distributional ecology and conservation status of river dolphins (Inia geoffrensis and Sotalia fluviatilis) in portions of the Peruvian Amazon](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/distributional-ecology-and-conservation-status-of-river-dolphins-inia-geoffrensis-and-sotalia-fluviatilis-in-portions-of-the-peruvian-amazon/)
- [Passive acoustic monitoring of the decline of Mexico's critically endangered vaquita](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/passive-acoustic-monitoring-of-the-decline-of-mexicos-critically-endangered-vaquita/)
- [Decline towards extinction of Mexico's vaquita porpoise (Phocoena sinus)](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/decline-towards-extinction-of-mexicos-vaquita-porpoise-phocoena-sinus/)
- [Auditory thresholds of a freshwater dolphin, Inia geoffrensis Blainville](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/auditory-thresholds-of-a-freshwater-dolphin-inia-geoffrensis-blainville/)
- [Increased harbor porpoise mortality in the Pacific Northwest, USA: Understanding when higher levels may be normal](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/increased-harbor-porpoise-mortality-in-the-pacific-northwest-usa-understanding-when-higher-levels-may-be-normal/)
- [Using paired visual and passive acoustic surveys to estimate passive acoustic detection parameters for harbor porpoise abundance estimates](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/using-paired-visual-and-passive-acoustic-surveys-to-estimate-passive-acoustic-detection-parameters-for-harbor-porpoise-abundance-estimates/)
- [Unmanned aerial vehicles for surveying marine fauna: assessing detection probability](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-for-surveying-marine-fauna-assessing-detection-probability/)
- [Population survey showing a hope for population recovery of the critically endangered Yangtze finless porpoise](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/population-survey-showing-a-hope-for-population-recovery-of-the-critically-endangered-yangtze-finless-porpoise/)
- [Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for surveying marine fauna: A dugong case study](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/unmanned-aerial-vehicles-uavs-for-surveying-marine-fauna-a-dugong-case-study/)
- [Precision wildlife monitoring using unmanned aerial vehicles](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/precision-wildlife-monitoring-using-unmanned-aerial-vehicles/)
- [Marine Mammals Ashore: A FieldGuide for Strandings](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/marine-mammals-ashore-a-fieldguide-for-strandings/)
- [Population, density estimates, and conservation of river dolphins (Inia and Sotalia) in the Amazon and Orinoco river sins](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/population-density-estimates-and-conservation-of-river-dolphins-inia-and-sotalia-in-the-amazon-and-orinoco-river-sins/)
- [A small unmanned aerial system for estimating abundance and size of Antarctic predators](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/a-small-unmanned-aerial-system-for-estimating-abundance-and-size-of-antarctic-predators/)
- [Photogrammetry of killer whales using a small hexacopter launched at sea](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/photogrammetry-of-killer-whales-using-a-small-hexacopter-launched-at-sea/)
- [A decade of live California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) standings along the central California coast: Causes and trends, 1991–2000](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/a-decade-of-live-california-sea-lion-zalophus-californianus-standings-along-the-central-california-coast-causes-and-trends-1991-2000/)
- [Assessing the relationship between cetacean strandings (Tursiops truncatus and Stenella coeruleoalba) and fishery pressure indicators in Sicily (Mediterranean Sea) within the framework of the EU Habitats Directive](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/assessing-the-relationship-between-cetacean-strandings-tursiops-truncatus-and-stenella-coeruleoalba-and-fishery-pressure-indicators-in-sicily-mediterranean-sea-within-the-framework-of-the-eu-habit/)
- [Sounds and behavior of captive Amazon freshwater dolphins, Inia geoffrensis](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/sounds-and-behavior-of-captive-amazon-freshwater-dolphins-inia-geoffrensis/)
- [Abundance estimate of the Amazon River dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) and the Tucuxi (Sotalia fluviatilis) in southern Ucayali, Peru](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/abundance-estimate-of-the-amazon-river-dolphin-inia-geoffrensis-and-the-tucuxi-sotalia-fluviatilis-in-southern-ucayali-peru/)
- [Both cetaceans in the Brazilian Amazon show sustained, profound population declines over two decades](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/both-cetaceans-in-the-brazilian-amazon-show-sustained-profound-population-declines-over-two-decades/)
- [Introduction to Distance Sampling: Estimating Abundance of Biological Populations](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/introduction-to-distance-sampling-estimating-abundance-of-biological-populations/)
- [Strandings as indicators of marine mammal biodiversity and human interactions off the coast of North Carolina](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/strandings-as-indicators-of-marine-mammal-biodiversity-and-human-interactions-off-the-coast-of-north-carolina/)
- [Abundance estimation](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/abundance-estimation/)
- [Status, population abundance, strandings and rescues of Indus blind dolphin (Platanista minor) in River Indus (Pakistan)](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/status-population-abundance-strandings-and-rescues-of-indus-blind-dolphin-platanista-minor-in-river-indus-pakistan/)
- [A comparison of image and observer aerial surveys of narwhal](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/a-comparison-of-image-and-observer-aerial-surveys-of-narwhal/)
- [Vocalizations of Amazon river dolphins (Inia geoffrensis): Characterization, effect of physical environment and differences between populations](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/vocalizations-of-amazon-river-dolphins-inia-geoffrensis-characterization-effect-of-physical-environment-and-differences-between-populations/)
- [Distribution and abundance of the pink river dolphin, bufeo (Inia geoffrensis) in the Tijamuchi River, Beni-Bolivia](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/distribution-and-abundance-of-the-pink-river-dolphin-bufeo-inia-geoffrensis-in-the-tijamuchi-river-beni-bolivia/)
- [Detectability and categorization of California sea lions using an unmanned aerial vehicle](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/detectability-and-categorization-of-california-sea-lions-using-an-unmanned-aerial-vehicle/)
- [Distribution patterns of Yangtze finless porpoises in the Yangtze River: implications for reserve management](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/distribution-patterns-of-yangtze-finless-porpoises-in-the-yangtze-river-implications-for-reserve-management/)
- [The population of finless porpoise in the middle and lower reaches of Yangtze River](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/the-population-of-finless-porpoise-in-the-middle-and-lower-reaches-of-yangtze-river/)
- [Competing for water on the Indus plain: Is there a future for Pakistan's river dolphins?](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/competing-for-water-on-the-indus-plain-is-there-a-future-for-pakistans-river-dolphins/)
- [Modeling distribution and abundance of Antarctic baleen whales using ships of opportunity](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/modeling-distribution-and-abundance-of-antarctic-baleen-whales-using-ships-of-opportunity/)
- [Species distribution modelling of Bryde’s whales, humpback whales, southern right whales, and sperm whales in the southern African region to inform their conservation in expanding economies](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/species-distribution-modelling-of-brydes-whales-humpback-whales-southern-right-whales-and-sperm-whales-in-the-southern-african-region-to-inform-their-conservation-in-expanding-economies/)
- [Techniques for cetacean–habitat modeling](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/techniques-for-cetacean-habitat-modeling/)
- [Risks of dam construction for South American river dolphins: a case study of the Tapajós River](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/risks-of-dam-construction-for-south-american-river-dolphins-a-case-study-of-the-tapajos-river-2/)
- [IUCN Red List categories and criteria: version 3.1.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/iucn-red-list-categories-and-criteria-version-3-1/)
- [The Yangtze finless porpoise: On an accelerating path to extinction?](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/the-yangtze-finless-porpoise-on-an-accelerating-path-to-extinction/)
- [Orcaella brevirostris (Mekong River subpopulation)](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/orcaella-brevirostris-mekong-river-subpopulation/)
- [Predictive habitat distribution models in ecology](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/predictive-habitat-distribution-models-in-ecology/)
- [BoletBoletín presenta especial sobre el proyecto de la Central Hidroeléctrica Mazán en Loreto](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/boletboletin-presenta-especial-sobre-el-proyecto-de-la-central-hidroelectrica-mazan-en-loreto/)
- [Platanista gangetica (amended version of 2017 assessment)](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/platanista-gangetica-amended-version-of-2017-assessment/)
- [Underwater behavioral study of Ganges river dolphins by using echolocation clicks recorded by 6-hydrophone array system](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/underwater-behavioral-study-of-ganges-river-dolphins-by-using-echolocation-clicks-recorded-by-6-hydrophone-array-system/)
- [Hidroeléctricas en la Amazonia](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/hidroelectricas-en-la-amazonia/)
- [River cetaceans and habitat change: generalist resilience or specialist vulnerability?](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/river-cetaceans-and-habitat-change-generalist-resilience-or-specialist-vulnerability/)
- [Introduction of balloon census for acoustic and visual census of the Ganges river dolphins (Platanista gangetica) that inhabit in a long tract of the Ganges river system](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/introduction-of-balloon-census-for-acoustic-and-visual-census-of-the-ganges-river-dolphins-platanista-gangetica-that-inhabit-in-a-long-tract-of-the-ganges-river-system/)
- [New genetic data extend the range of river dolphins Inia in the Amazon Delta](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/new-genetic-data-extend-the-range-of-river-dolphins-inia-in-the-amazon-delta/)
- [Water pollution control in the Netherlands: policy and practice 2001](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/water-pollution-control-in-the-netherlands-policy-and-practice-2001/)
- [Diel changes in the movement patterns of Ganges River dolphins monitored using stationed stereo acoustic data loggers](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/diel-changes-in-the-movement-patterns-of-ganges-river-dolphins-monitored-using-stationed-stereo-acoustic-data-loggers/)
- [Status of the Indus River dolphin Platanista minor](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/status-of-the-indus-river-dolphin-platanista-minor/)
- [Dolphins, porpoises, and whales: 1994-1998 action plan for the conservation of cetaceans](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/dolphins-porpoises-and-whales-1994-1998-action-plan-for-the-conservation-of-cetaceans/)
- [Trailing the River Dolphin of India](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/trailing-the-river-dolphin-of-india/)
- [Frequency analysis of the sounds uttered by the dolphin Platanista indi (Cetacea)](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/frequency-analysis-of-the-sounds-uttered-by-the-dolphin-platanista-indi-cetacea/)
- [The blind Indus dolphin, Platanista indi](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/the-blind-indus-dolphin-platanista-indi/)
- [Side-swimming, vision and sense of touch in Platanista indi (Cetacea, Platanistidae)](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/side-swimming-vision-and-sense-of-touch-in-platanista-indi-cetacea-platanistidae/)
- [Hippomanes (allantoic 'calculi') in the Ganges Dolphin, Platanista gangetica](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/hippomanes-allantoic-calculi-in-the-ganges-dolphin-platanista-gangetica/)
- [Research Gap Analysis (Biodiversity & Aquatic) under the Expanding the Protected Area System to Incorporate Important Aquatic Ecosystems](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/research-gap-analysis-biodiversity-aquatic-under-the-expanding-the-protected-area-system-to-incorporate-important-aquatic-ecosystems/)
- [Preliminary analysis of the lipids present in the blubber of Platanista indi and gangetica](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/preliminary-analysis-of-the-lipids-present-in-the-blubber-of-platanista-indi-and-gangetica/)
- [Indus and Ganges river dolphins Platanista indi (Blyth 1859) and Platanista gangetica (Roxburgh 1801)](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/indus-and-ganges-river-dolphins-platanista-indi-blyth-1859-and-platanista-gangetica-roxburgh-1801/)
- [Original Description of the Gangetic Dolphni: 'Platanista Gangetica', Attributed to William Roxburg](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/original-description-of-the-gangetic-dolphni-platanista-gangetica-attributed-to-william-roxburg/)
- [Checklist of the Cetacean Genera Platanista, Inia, Lipotes, Pontoporia, Sousa and Neophocaena](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/checklist-of-the-cetacean-genera-platanista-inia-lipotes-pontoporia-sousa-and-neophocaena/)
- [Zur Systematik der Gattung Platanista (Cetacea)](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/zur-systematik-der-gattung-platanista-cetacea/)
- [Gangetic dolphin’s habitat lies in the path of a proposed waterway from Uttar Pradesh to West Bengal](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/gangetic-dolphins-habitat-lies-in-the-path-of-a-proposed-waterway-from-uttar-pradesh-to-west-bengal/)
- [PROFILE: River Dolphins in Bangladesh: Conservation and the Effects of Water Development](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/profile-river-dolphins-in-bangladesh-conservation-and-the-effects-of-water-development/)
- [Dredging displaces bottlenose dolphins from an urbanised foraging patch](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/dredging-displaces-bottlenose-dolphins-from-an-urbanised-foraging-patch/)
- [Impact on endangered Gangetic dolphins due to construction of waterways on the river Ganga, India: an overview](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/impact-on-endangered-gangetic-dolphins-due-to-construction-of-waterways-on-the-river-ganga-india-an-overview/)
- [Delphinus gangeticus beschrieben von Heinrich Julius Lebeck zu Trankenbar](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/delphinus-gangeticus-beschrieben-von-heinrich-julius-lebeck-zu-trankenbar/)
- [On the Ecology of Platanista](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/on-the-ecology-of-platanista/)
- [The tongue of Platanista gangetica and remarks on the cetacean tongue](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/the-tongue-of-platanista-gangetica-and-remarks-on-the-cetacean-tongue/)
- [Brain-body weight ratio of Platanista gangetica](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/brain-body-weight-ratio-of-platanista-gangetica/)
- [Observations on the copulatory behaviour of the Gangetic dolphin Platanista gangetica](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/observations-on-the-copulatory-behaviour-of-the-gangetic-dolphin-platanista-gangetica/)
- [Underwater noise pollution in China’s Yangtze River critically endangers Yangtze finless porpoises (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis asiaeorientalis)](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/underwater-noise-pollution-in-chinas-yangtze-river-critically-endangers-yangtze-finless-porpoises-neophocaena-asiaeorientalis-asiaeorientalis/)
- [Integrating life-history and reproductive success data to examine potential relationships with organochlorine compounds for bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in Sarasota Bay, Florida](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/integrating-life-history-and-reproductive-success-data-to-examine-potential-relationships-with-organochlorine-compounds-for-bottlenose-dolphins-tursiops-truncatus-in-sarasota-bay-florida/)
- [Sediment Manual for Stakeholders. Output 6.2 of the Interreg Danube Trans-national Project Danube Sediment co-funded by the European Commission, Vienna.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/sediment-manual-for-stakeholders-output-6-2-of-the-interreg-danube-trans-national-project-danube-sediment-co-funded-by-the-european-commission-vienna/)
- [Feeding behavior of the Gangetic dolphin, Platanista gangetica, in captivity](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/feeding-behavior-of-the-gangetic-dolphin-platanista-gangetica-in-captivity/)
- [Etho-ecological study of the Amazon River dolphin, Inia geoffrensis (Cetacea: Iniidae), and the dolphins of the genus Sotalia (Cetacea: Delphinidae) in Guamá River, Amazonia.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/etho-ecological-study-of-the-amazon-river-dolphin-inia-geoffrensis-cetacea-iniidae-and-the-dolphins-of-the-genus-sotalia-cetacea-delphinidae-in-guama-river-amazonia/)
- [International cooperation on the river Rhine](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/international-cooperation-on-the-river-rhine/)
- [Living between rapids: genetic structure and hybridization in botos (Cetacea: Iniidae: Inia spp.) of the Madeira River, Brazil](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/living-between-rapids-genetic-structure-and-hybridization-in-botos-cetacea-iniidae-inia-spp-of-the-madeira-river-brazil/)
- [Successful International Cooperation in the Rhine Catchment Area](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/successful-international-cooperation-in-the-rhine-catchment-area/)
- [Looking to the past and the future: were the Madeira River rapids a geographical barrier to the boto (Cetacea: Iniidae)?](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/looking-to-the-past-and-the-future-were-the-madeira-river-rapids-a-geographical-barrier-to-the-boto-cetacea-iniidae-2/)
- [Amazon river dolphin, Boto.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/amazon-river-dolphin-boto/)
- [Inia geoffrensis](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/inia-geoffrensis/)
- [On the brink of isolation: Population estimates of the Araguaian river dolphin in a human-impacted region in Brazil](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/on-the-brink-of-isolation-population-estimates-of-the-araguaian-river-dolphin-in-a-human-impacted-region-in-brazil/)
- [Ecological factors influencing group sizes of river dolphins (Inia geoffrensis and Sotalia fluviatilis)](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/ecological-factors-influencing-group-sizes-of-river-dolphins-inia-geoffrensis-and-sotalia-fluviatilis/)
- [The dammed river dolphins of Brazil: Impacts and conservation](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/the-dammed-river-dolphins-of-brazil-impacts-and-conservation-2/)
- [Risks of dam construction for South American river dolphins: A case study of the Tapajós River](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/risks-of-dam-construction-for-south-american-river-dolphins-a-case-study-of-the-tapajos-river/)
- [Number, seasonal movements, and residency characteristics of river dolphins in an Amazonian floodplain lake system.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/number-seasonal-movements-and-residency-characteristics-of-river-dolphins-in-an-amazonian-floodplain-lake-system-2/)
- [The dammed river dolphins of Brazil: impacts and conservation](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/the-dammed-river-dolphins-of-brazil-impacts-and-conservation/)
- [Freshwater connectivity corridors of the Amazon Basin](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/freshwater-connectivity-corridors-of-the-amazon-basin/)
- [Wanderings of a Naturalist in India: The Western Himalayas, and Cashmere](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/wanderings-of-a-naturalist-in-india-the-western-himalayas-and-cashmere/)
- [Quality Unknown : The Invisible Water Crisis. Washington, DC: World Bank.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/quality-unknown-the-invisible-water-crisis-washington-dc-world-bank/)
- [Sustainable sediment management in reservoirs and regulated rivers: Experiences from five continents](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/sustainable-sediment-management-in-reservoirs-and-regulated-rivers-experiences-from-five-continents/)
- [The future of fish passage science, engineering, and practice](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/the-future-of-fish-passage-science-engineering-and-practice/)
- [Atlas on Ganges River Dolphin and Irrawaddy Dolphin Of Bangladesh](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/atlas-on-ganges-river-dolphin-and-irrawaddy-dolphin-of-bangladesh/)
- [A quantitative assessment of fish passage efficiency](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/a-quantitative-assessment-of-fish-passage-efficiency/)
- [Effectiveness monitoring of fish passage facilities: historical trends, geographic patterns and future directions](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/effectiveness-monitoring-of-fish-passage-facilities-historical-trends-geographic-patterns-and-future-directions/)
- [Population genomics of finless porpoises reveal an incipient cetacean species adapted to freshwater](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/population-genomics-of-finless-porpoises-reveal-an-incipient-cetacean-species-adapted-to-freshwater/)
- [Meta‐analyses, Metrics and Motivation: Mixed Messages in the Fish Passage Debate.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/meta‐analyses-metrics-and-motivation-mixed-messages-in-the-fish-passage-debate/)
- [Achieving Water Stewardship in the Büyük Menderes basin](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/achieving-water-stewardship-in-the-buyuk-menderes-basin/)
- [A survey of perfluorinated compounds in surface water and biota including dolphins from the Ganges River and in other water bodies in India.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/a-survey-of-perfluorinated-compounds-in-surface-water-and-biota-including-dolphins-from-the-ganges-river-and-in-other-water-bodies-in-india/)
- [Looking beyond the mortality of bycatch: sublethal effects of incidental capture on marine animals.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/looking-beyond-the-mortality-of-bycatch-sublethal-effects-of-incidental-capture-on-marine-animals/)
- [Distribution and abundance of the Amazon River dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) and the tucuxi (Sotalia fluviatilis) in the upper Amazon River.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/distribution-and-abundance-of-the-amazon-river-dolphin-inia-geoffrensis-and-the-tucuxi-sotalia-fluviatilis-in-the-upper-amazon-river/)
- [Neophocaena asiaeorientalis ssp. asiaeorientalis, Yangtze Finless Porpoise](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/neophocaena-asiaeorientalis-ssp-asiaeorientalis-yangtze-finless-porpoise/)
- [Paani Program-System scale planning to support sustainable energy systems and conservation of freshwater resources for people and nature](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/paani-program-system-scale-planning-to-support-sustainable-energy-systems-and-conservation-of-freshwater-resources-for-people-and-nature/)
- [Phylogenetic position of Platanista gangetica: insights from the mitochondrial cytochrome b and nuclear interphotoreceptor retinoid-binding protein gene sequences](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/phylogenetic-position-of-platanista-gangetica-insights-from-the-mitochondrial-cytochrome-b-and-nuclear-interphotoreceptor-retinoid-binding-protein-gene-sequences/)
- [Simplified Resource Manual to Support Application of the Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/simplified-resource-manual-to-support-application-of-the-protocol-on-strategic-environmental-assessment/)
- [Spatial and temporal extinction dynamics in a freshwater cetacean](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/spatial-and-temporal-extinction-dynamics-in-a-freshwater-cetacean/)
- [Sand and Sustainability: Finding new solutions for environemental governance of global sand resources](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/sand-and-sustainability-finding-new-solutions-for-environemental-governance-of-global-sand-resources/)
- [Rapidly shifting baselines in Yangtze fishing communities and local memory of extinct species](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/rapidly-shifting-baselines-in-yangtze-fishing-communities-and-local-memory-of-extinct-species/)
- [Can local ecological knowledge be used to assess status and extinction drivers in a threatened freshwater cetacean?](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/can-local-ecological-knowledge-be-used-to-assess-status-and-extinction-drivers-in-a-threatened-freshwater-cetacean/)
- [Status and conservation of the Gangetic dolphin in the Karnali river, Nepal.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/status-and-conservation-of-the-gangetic-dolphin-in-the-karnali-river-nepal/)
- [First human-caused extinction of a cetacean species?](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/first-human-caused-extinction-of-a-cetacean-species/)
- [Ganga-Unholy mess](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/ganga-unholy-mess/)
- [Electrofishing as a potential threat to freshwater cetaceans](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/electrofishing-as-a-potential-threat-to-freshwater-cetaceans/)
- [Draft EIA Notification 2020](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/draft-eia-notification-2020/)
- [Assessing the impact of large barrages on habitat of the Ganga river dolphin.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/assessing-the-impact-of-large-barrages-on-habitat-of-the-ganga-river-dolphin/)
- [The eBird enterprise: An integrated approach to development and application of citizen science](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/the-ebird-enterprise-an-integrated-approach-to-development-and-application-of-citizen-science/)
- [1990 Status and conservation of the GRD Platanista gangetica in the Karnali river, Nepal.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/1990-status-and-conservation-of-the-grd-platanista-gangetica-in-the-karnali-river-nepal/)
- [Status and Conservation of freshwater populations of the Irrawaddy Dolphin Working Paper no. 31](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/status-and-conservation-of-freshwater-populations-of-the-irrawaddy-dolphin-working-paper-no-31/)
- [Conservation Assured; CATS Manual Version 2](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/conservation-assured-cats-manual-version-2/)
- [Status of the Ganges river dolphins in the Karnali, Mahakali, Narayani and Sapta Kosi rivers of Nepal and India in 1993](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/status-of-the-ganges-river-dolphins-in-the-karnali-mahakali-narayani-and-sapta-kosi-rivers-of-nepal-and-india-in-1993/)
- [Methods for studying freshwater cetaceans. Survey methods for population assessment of Asian River dolphins](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/methods-for-studying-freshwater-cetaceans-survey-methods-for-population-assessment-of-asian-river-dolphins/)
- [Final report to the New England Aquarium on pinger displacement trials for Ganges River dolphins Platanista gangetica in the Sundarbans mangrove forest, Bangladesh](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/final-report-to-the-new-england-aquarium-on-pinger-displacement-trials-for-ganges-river-dolphins-platanista-gangetica-in-the-sundarbans-mangrove-forest-bangladesh/)
- [Survey methods for population assessment of Asian river dolphins](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/survey-methods-for-population-assessment-of-asian-river-dolphins/)
- [River Dolphins in Bangladesh: Conservation and the Effects of Water Development](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/river-dolphins-in-bangladesh-conservation-and-the-effects-of-water-development/)
- [Identification and channel characteristics of cetacean hotspots in waterways of the eastern Sundarbans mangrove forest, Bangladesh](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/identification-and-channel-characteristics-of-cetacean-hotspots-in-waterways-of-the-eastern-sundarbans-mangrove-forest-bangladesh/)
- [Status of the Ganges river dolphin or shushuk Platanista gangetica in Kaptai Lake and the southern rivers of Bangladesh.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/status-of-the-ganges-river-dolphin-or-shushuk-platanista-gangetica-in-kaptai-lake-and-the-southern-rivers-of-bangladesh/)
- [Abundance of Irrawaddy dolphins (Orcaella brevirostris) and Ganges River dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica) estimated using concurrent counts made by independent teams in waterways of the Sundarbans mangrove forest in Bangladesh.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/abundance-of-irrawaddy-dolphins-orcaella-brevirostris-and-ganges-river-dolphin-platanista-gangetica-gangetica-estimated-using-concurrent-counts-made-by-independent-teams-in-waterways-of-the-sundar/)
- [Review of status and threats to river cetaceans and recommendations for their conservation](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/review-of-status-and-threats-to-river-cetaceans-and-recommendations-for-their-conservation/)
- [Habitat selection of freshwater-dependent cetaceans and the potential effects of declining freshwater flows and sea-level rise in waterways of the Sundarbans mangrove forest, Bangladesh](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/habitat-selection-of-freshwater-dependent-cetaceans-and-the-potential-effects-of-declining-freshwater-flows-and-sea-level-rise-in-waterways-of-the-sundarbans-mangrove-forest-bangladesh/)
- [Current status of Dolphin in Ganges river India](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/current-status-of-dolphin-in-ganges-river-india/)
- [A holistic study on mercury pollution in the Ganga river system at Varanasi, India](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/a-holistic-study-on-mercury-pollution-in-the-ganga-river-system-at-varanasi-india/)
- [Biodiversity of the Ganges:Impact of the Ganga Action Plan. In 'Cleaning Up the Ganges. A cost benefit analysis of Ganga Action Plan', by Markandey, A and Murthy, N. Oxford University Press, New Delhi. Pp 1222.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/biodiversity-of-the-gangesimpact-of-the-ganga-action-plan-in-cleaning-up-the-ganges-a-cost-benefit-analysis-of-ganga-action-plan-by-markandey-a-and-murthy-n-oxford-university-press-new-delhi/)
- [Ganges River Dolphin: An Overview of Biology, Ecology, and Conservation Status in India](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/ganges-river-dolphin-an-overview-of-biology-ecology-and-conservation-status-in-india/)
- [An alternative to dolphin oil as a fish attractant in the Ganges River system: conservation of the Ganges River dolphin](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/an-alternative-to-dolphin-oil-as-a-fish-attractant-in-the-ganges-river-system-conservation-of-the-ganges-river-dolphin/)
- [Population status and conservation of the GRD (Platanista gangetica gangetica) in the Indian subcontinent.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/population-status-and-conservation-of-the-grd-platanista-gangetica-gangetica-in-the-indian-subcontinent/)
- [Status and conservation of Ganges River Dolphin in Bhagirathi-Hooghly river systems in India.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/status-and-conservation-of-ganges-river-dolphin-in-bhagirathi-hooghly-river-systems-in-india/)
- [Surfacing and diving behavior of free-ranging Ganges river dolphin, Platanista gangetica gangetica](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/surfacing-and-diving-behavior-of-free-ranging-ganges-river-dolphin-platanista-gangetica-gangetica/)
- [Governance of the Ganges River Basin: A comparative analysis of water agreements and the UN Watercourses Convention.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/governance-of-the-ganges-river-basin-a-comparative-analysis-of-water-agreements-and-the-un-watercourses-convention/)
- [Habitat ecology and conservation strategy of the freshwater dolphin, Platanista gangetica, Roxburgh, in the river Barak in southern Assam](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/habitat-ecology-and-conservation-strategy-of-the-freshwater-dolphin-platanista-gangetica-roxburgh-in-the-river-barak-in-southern-assam/)
- [Bioaccumulation profile of Polychlorinated biphenyl congeners and organochlorine pesticides in Ganges river dolphins.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/bioaccumulation-profile-of-polychlorinated-biphenyl-congeners-and-organochlorine-pesticides-in-ganges-river-dolphins/)
- [Environmental flows and water reserves: Principles, strategies, and contributions to water and conservation policies in Mexico](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/environmental-flows-and-water-reserves-principles-strategies-and-contributions-to-water-and-conservation-policies-in-mexico/)
- [Principles of Environmental Impact Assessment Best Practice](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/principles-of-environmental-impact-assessment-best-practice/)
- [RSPO Manual on Best Management Practices (BMPs) for the management and rehabilitation of riparian reserves](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/rspo-manual-on-best-management-practices-bmps-for-the-management-and-rehabilitation-of-riparian-reserves/)
- [What do Environmental Flows Mean for Long-term Freshwater Ecosystems’ Protection? Assessment of the Mexican Water Reserves for the Environment Program](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/what-do-environmental-flows-mean-for-long-term-freshwater-ecosystems-protection-assessment-of-the-mexican-water-reserves-for-the-environment-program/)
- [Studies on the Ecology of the Gangetic River dolphin, Platanista gangetica (Roxburgh, 1801) in the Kulsi River of Assam](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/studies-on-the-ecology-of-the-gangetic-river-dolphin-platanista-gangetica-roxburgh-1801-in-the-kulsi-river-of-assam/)
- [Using local informant data and boat-based surveys to improve knowledge on the status of the Ganges River dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica)](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/using-local-informant-data-and-boat-based-surveys-to-improve-knowledge-on-the-status-of-the-ganges-river-dolphin-platanista-gangetica-gangetica/)
- [Using citizen science data in integrated population models to inform conservation](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/using-citizen-science-data-in-integrated-population-models-to-inform-conservation/)
- [Gangetic dolphin deaths in 2020](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/gangetic-dolphin-deaths-in-2020/)
- [Reeves, R. R., A. A. Chaudhry, and U. Khalid.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/reeves-r-r-a-a-chaudhry-and-u-khalid/)
- [Study on the impact of several biotic factors on the habitat behavior and ecology of the gangetic dolphin](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/study-on-the-impact-of-several-biotic-factors-on-the-habitat-behavior-and-ecology-of-the-gangetic-dolphin/)
- [World Large Rivers Initiative (WLRI) Report](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/world-large-rivers-initiative-wlri-report/)
- [Research Gap Analysis (Biodiversity & Aquatic) under the Expanding the Protected Area System to Incorporate Important Aquatic Ecosystems (EPASIIAE) Project](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/research-gap-analysis-biodiversity-aquatic-under-the-expanding-the-protected-area-system-to-incorporate-important-aquatic-ecosystems-epasiiae-project/)
- [Draft EIA Notification 2020-Dilutes EIA process & encourages violations](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/draft-eia-notification-2020-dilutes-eia-process-encourages-violations/)
- [Osteological Differences in the Cerical Vertebrae of Platanista indi and gangetica](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/osteological-differences-in-the-cerical-vertebrae-of-platanista-indi-and-gangetica/)
- [Characterization of artisanal fisheries in Nepal and potential implications for the conservation and management of Ganges River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica).](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/characterization-of-artisanal-fisheries-in-nepal-and-potential-implications-for-the-conservation-and-management-of-ganges-river-dolphin-platanista-gangetica-gangetica/)
- [The endangered Ganges river dolphins in Nepal: small and declining population.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/the-endangered-ganges-river-dolphins-in-nepal-small-and-declining-population/)
- [Ecological responses to flow variation inform river dolphin conservation](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/ecological-responses-to-flow-variation-inform-river-dolphin-conservation/)
- [Population status and habitat occupancy of endangered river dolphins in the Karnali River system of Nepal during low water season.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/population-status-and-habitat-occupancy-of-endangered-river-dolphins-in-the-karnali-river-system-of-nepal-during-low-water-season/)
- [Factors assessment of Ganges River dolphin, Platanista gangetica, movement in Karnali River system of Nepal](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/factors-assessment-of-ganges-river-dolphin-platanista-gangetica-movement-in-karnali-river-system-of-nepal/)
- [In-stream habitat availability for river dolphins in response to flow: use of ecological integrity to manage river flows](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/in-stream-habitat-availability-for-river-dolphins-in-response-to-flow-use-of-ecological-integrity-to-manage-river-flows/)
- [Seasonal flow dynamics exacerbate overlap between artisanal fisheries and imperiled Ganges River dolphins](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/seasonal-flow-dynamics-exacerbate-overlap-between-artisanal-fisheries-and-imperiled-ganges-river-dolphins/)
- [The Endangered Ganges River dolphin Platanista gangetica gangetica in Nepal: abundance, habitat and conservation threats.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/the-endangered-ganges-river-dolphin-platanista-gangetica-gangetica-in-nepal-abundance-habitat-and-conservation-threats/)
- [Status Report on Fish Conservation Zones in Lao PDR](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/status-report-on-fish-conservation-zones-in-lao-pdr/)
- [Factors affecting the persistence of endangered Ganges river dolphins (Platanista gangetica gangetica)](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/factors-affecting-the-persistence-of-endangered-ganges-river-dolphins-platanista-gangetica-gangetica/)
- [Pushing Vietnam’s shrimp industry toward sustainability](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/pushing-vietnams-shrimp-industry-toward-sustainability/)
- [Improving river dolphin monitoring using aerial surveys](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/improving-river-dolphin-monitoring-using-aerial-surveys/)
- [The Power of Rivers: Finding balance between energy and conservation in hydropower development.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/the-power-of-rivers-finding-balance-between-energy-and-conservation-in-hydropower-development/)
- [Selected best practices in water management](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/selected-best-practices-in-water-management/)
- [Applying Strategic Environmental Assessment:  Good practice guidance for development co-operation](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/applying-strategic-environmental-assessment-good-practice-guidance-for-development-co-operation/)
- [Riverine plastic pollution from fisheries: Insights from the Ganges
River system](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/riverine-plastic-pollution-from-fisheries-insights-from-the-gangesriver-system/)
- [Nepal National Water Policy 2077 (2019-2020)](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/nepal-national-water-policy-2077-2019-2020/)
- [National Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy (NIFAP) draft](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/national-inland-fisheries-and-aquaculture-policy-nifap-draft/)
- [Survey of Gangetic river dolphin Platanista gangetica of Brahmaputra river, Assam](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/survey-of-gangetic-river-dolphin-platanista-gangetica-of-brahmaputra-river-assam/)
- [Climate Change and Drought: a Perspective on Drought Indices.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/climate-change-and-drought-a-perspective-on-drought-indices/)
- [Fish oil as alternative to river dolphin Platanista gangetica (Lecbeck) oil for fishing catfish Clupisoma garua in the river Ganges India](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/fish-oil-as-alternative-to-river-dolphin-platanista-gangetica-lecbeck-oil-for-fishing-catfish-clupisoma-garua-in-the-river-ganges-india/)
- [On a resident population of the GRD in the Kulsi river (Assam) a tributary of Brahmaputra](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/on-a-resident-population-of-the-grd-in-the-kulsi-river-assam-a-tributary-of-brahmaputra/)
- [Article 6 Climate Change Related Proxies in Indian Sundarbans.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/article-6-climate-change-related-proxies-in-indian-sundarbans/)
- [Possible range decline of Ganges River Dolphin Platanista gangetica (Mammalia: Cetartiodactyla: Platanistidae) in Indian Sundarban](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/possible-range-decline-of-ganges-river-dolphin-platanista-gangetica-mammalia-cetartiodactyla-platanistidae-in-indian-sundarban/)
- [The National Waterways Act, 2016](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/the-national-waterways-act-2016/)
- [Orcaella brevirostris, Irrawaddy Dolphin](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/orcaella-brevirostris-irrawaddy-dolphin/)
- [Repeated downsweep vocalizations of the Araguaian river dolphin, Inia araguaiaensis](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/repeated-downsweep-vocalizations-of-the-araguaian-river-dolphin-inia-araguaiaensis/)
- [Phylogenetic Relationships of Platanistoid River Dolphins](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/phylogenetic-relationships-of-platanistoid-river-dolphins/)
- [A study of the winter congregation sites of the Gangetic River Dolphin in southern Assam, India, with reference to conservation](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/a-study-of-the-winter-congregation-sites-of-the-gangetic-river-dolphin-in-southern-assam-india-with-reference-to-conservation/)
- [Divergence date estimation and a comprehensive molecular tree of extant cetaceans](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/divergence-date-estimation-and-a-comprehensive-molecular-tree-of-extant-cetaceans/)
- [Riverine habitat preferences of botos (Inia geoffrensis) and tucuxis (Sotalia fluviatilis) in the central Amazon](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/riverine-habitat-preferences-of-botos-inia-geoffrensis-and-tucuxis-sotalia-fluviatilis-in-the-central-amazon/)
- [System-scale planning to support sustainable energy systems and conservation of freshwater resources for people and nature](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/system-scale-planning-to-support-sustainable-energy-systems-and-conservation-of-freshwater-resources-for-people-and-nature/)
- [River dolphins and flooded forest: seasonal habitat use and sexual segregation of botos (Inia geoffrensis) in an extreme cetacean environment](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/river-dolphins-and-flooded-forest-seasonal-habitat-use-and-sexual-segregation-of-botos-inia-geoffrensis-in-an-extreme-cetacean-environment/)
- [Two incidents of fishing gear entanglement of Ganges River dolphins (Platanista gangetica gangetica) in waterways of the Sundarbans mangrove forest, Bangladesh](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/two-incidents-of-fishing-gear-entanglement-of-ganges-river-dolphins-platanista-gangetica-gangetica-in-waterways-of-the-sundarbans-mangrove-forest-bangladesh/)
- [Reproductive parameters of the Amazon river dolphin or boto, Inia geoffrensis (Cetacea: Iniidae); an evolutionary outlier bucks no trends](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/reproductive-parameters-of-the-amazon-river-dolphin-or-boto-inia-geoffrensis-cetacea-iniidae-an-evolutionary-outlier-bucks-no-trends/)
- [An evaluation of age estimation using teeth from South Asian River dolphins (Platanistidae)](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/an-evaluation-of-age-estimation-using-teeth-from-south-asian-river-dolphins-platanistidae/)
- [Habitat mapping and conservation threats to river dolphin in Karnali River of Nepal](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/habitat-mapping-and-conservation-threats-to-river-dolphin-in-karnali-river-of-nepal/)
- [Integrated terrestrial-freshwater planning doubles conservation of tropical aquatic species](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/integrated-terrestrial-freshwater-planning-doubles-conservation-of-tropical-aquatic-species/)
- [Global best practice for reponsible Whale and Dolphin Watching](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/global-best-practice-for-reponsible-whale-and-dolphin-watching/)
- [Fish diversity, habitat ecology and their conservation and management issues of a tropical river in Ganga basin, India](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/fish-diversity-habitat-ecology-and-their-conservation-and-management-issues-of-a-tropical-river-in-ganga-basin-india/)
- [Complete mitogenome of Ganges river dolphin, Platanista gangetica gangetica and its phylogenetic relationship with other cetaceans](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/complete-mitogenome-of-ganges-river-dolphin-platanista-gangetica-gangetica-and-its-phylogenetic-relationship-with-other-cetaceans/)
- [Concentration of Organochlorines in Gangetic river dolphins from Patna, Bihar](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/concentration-of-organochlorines-in-gangetic-river-dolphins-from-patna-bihar/)
- [Long-term population and distribution dynamics of an endangered Irrawaddy dolphin population in Balikpapan Bay, Indonesia in response to coastal development](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/long-term-population-and-distribution-dynamics-of-an-endangered-irrawaddy-dolphin-population-in-balikpapan-bay-indonesia-in-response-to-coastal-development/)
- [Demographic collapse and low genetic diversity of the Irrawaddy dolphin population inhabiting the Mekong River](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/demographic-collapse-and-low-genetic-diversity-of-the-irrawaddy-dolphin-population-inhabiting-the-mekong-river/)
- [Living Under an Aquatic Freeway: Effects of Boats on Irrawaddy Dolphins(Orcaella brevirostris) in a Coastal and Riverine Environment in Indonesia.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/living-under-an-aquatic-freeway-effects-of-boats-on-irrawaddy-dolphinsorcaella-brevirostris-in-a-coastal-and-riverine-environment-in-indonesia/)
- [Abundance of freshwater Irrawaddy dolphins in the Mahakam River in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, based on mark-recapture analysis of photo-identified individuals](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/abundance-of-freshwater-irrawaddy-dolphins-in-the-mahakam-river-in-east-kalimantan-indonesia-based-on-mark-recapture-analysis-of-photo-identified-individuals/)
- [Density and abundance of the Irrawaddy dolphin, Orcaella brevirostris, in the Mahakam River of East Kalimantan, Indonesia: A comparison of survey techniques](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/density-and-abundance-of-the-irrawaddy-dolphin-orcaella-brevirostris-in-the-mahakam-river-of-east-kalimantan-indonesia-a-comparison-of-survey-techniques/)
- [A network of grassroots reserves protects tropical river fish diversity](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/a-network-of-grassroots-reserves-protects-tropical-river-fish-diversity/)
- [Evidence for the continued use of river dolphin oil for bait fishing and traditional medicine: implications for conservation](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/evidence-for-the-continued-use-of-river-dolphin-oil-for-bait-fishing-and-traditional-medicine-implications-for-conservation/)
- [Distribution and habitat status of Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica) in Mohana river segment of Western Nepal](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/distribution-and-habitat-status-of-ganges-river-dolphin-platanista-gangetica-in-mohana-river-segment-of-western-nepal/)
- [Conservation status and distribution pattern of the Indus River dolphin in River Beas, India](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/conservation-status-and-distribution-pattern-of-the-indus-river-dolphin-in-river-beas-india/)
- [Mesh mash:Legal fishing net cause most bycatch mortality of endangered South Asian river dolphins](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/mesh-mashlegal-fishing-net-cause-most-bycatch-mortality-of-endangered-south-asian-river-dolphins/)
- [Foraging and feeding ecology of Platanista: an integrative review](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/foraging-and-feeding-ecology-of-platanista-an-integrative-review/)
- [Digging our rivers graves? A summary analysis of the ecological impacts of the National Waterways Bill (2015)](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/digging-our-rivers-graves-a-summary-analysis-of-the-ecological-impacts-of-the-national-waterways-bill-2015/)
- [Coexistence of fisheries with river dolphin conservation.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/coexistence-of-fisheries-with-river-dolphin-conservation/)
- [Patterns of habitat use and distribution of Ganges river dolphins Platanista gangetica gangetica in a human dominated riverscape in Bihar, India](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/patterns-of-habitat-use-and-distribution-of-ganges-river-dolphins-platanista-gangetica-gangetica-in-a-human-dominated-riverscape-in-bihar-india/)
- [Water Quality Assessment of Karrnaphuli River, Bangladesh Using Multivariate Analysis and Pollution Indices](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/water-quality-assessment-of-karrnaphuli-river-bangladesh-using-multivariate-analysis-and-pollution-indices/)
- [Some informations on the growth of the Ganges dolphin with a comment on the Indus dolphin](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/some-informations-on-the-growth-of-the-ganges-dolphin-with-a-comment-on-the-indus-dolphin/)
- [Biodegradation capacity and residue pattern of Organochlorines in GRD from India](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/biodegradation-capacity-and-residue-pattern-of-organochlorines-in-grd-from-india/)
- [Sources and accumulation of butyltin compounds in Ganges river dolphin, Platanista gangetica.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/sources-and-accumulation-of-butyltin-compounds-in-ganges-river-dolphin-platanista-gangetica/)
- [Organochlorine pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls, and Polybrominated biphenyl ethers in Irrawaddy dolphins from India](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/organochlorine-pesticides-polychlorinated-biphenyls-and-polybrominated-biphenyl-ethers-in-irrawaddy-dolphins-from-india/)
- [Gear modifications reduced humpack whale entaglments in a commerical rock lobster fishery](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/gear-modifications-reduced-humpack-whale-entaglments-in-a-commerical-rock-lobster-fishery/)
- [Clicking in shallow rivers: short-range echolocation of Irrawaddy and Ganges river dolphins in a shallow, acoustically complex habitat](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/clicking-in-shallow-rivers-short-range-echolocation-of-irrawaddy-and-ganges-river-dolphins-in-a-shallow-acoustically-complex-habitat/)
- [Whole mitochondrial genome Sequencing and analysis of Platanista gangetica. PhD thesis](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/whole-mitochondrial-genome-sequencing-and-analysis-of-platanista-gangetica-phd-thesis/)
- [Word Heritage Advice Note: Environmental Assessment](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/word-heritage-advice-note-environmental-assessment/)
- [A note on the morphometry of GRD with comments on its mortality in fishing nets](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/a-note-on-the-morphometry-of-grd-with-comments-on-its-mortality-in-fishing-nets/)
- [Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Myanmar Hydropower sector](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/strategic-environmental-assessment-of-the-myanmar-hydropower-sector/)
- [Exploring Pingers and their Potential to Mitigate River Dolphin Bycatch](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/exploring-pingers-and-their-potential-to-mitigate-river-dolphin-bycatch/)
- [A New Species of River Dolphin from Brazil or: How Little Do We Know Our Biodiversity](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/a-new-species-of-river-dolphin-from-brazil-or-how-little-do-we-know-our-biodiversity/)
- [The Amazon River system as an ecological barrier driving genetic differentiation of the pink dolphin (Inia geoffrensis)](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/the-amazon-river-system-as-an-ecological-barrier-driving-genetic-differentiation-of-the-pink-dolphin-inia-geoffrensis/)
- [Studies on river health of the subansiri with special reference to Dolphin, Platanista gangetica gangetica: A pre dam investigation of Lower Subansiri hydroelectric project](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/studies-on-river-health-of-the-subansiri-with-special-reference-to-dolphin-platanista-gangetica-gangetica-a-pre-dam-investigation-of-lower-subansiri-hydroelectric-project/)
- [Field and Aquarium Study of the Blind River Dolphin](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/field-and-aquarium-study-of-the-blind-river-dolphin/)
- [Technical mitigation to reduce marine mammal bycatch and entanglement in commercial fishing gear: lessons learnt and future directions](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/technical-mitigation-to-reduce-marine-mammal-bycatch-and-entanglement-in-commercial-fishing-gear-lessons-learnt-and-future-directions/)
- [The next frontier of hydropower sustainability: planning at the system scale](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/the-next-frontier-of-hydropower-sustainability-planning-at-the-system-scale/)
- [Mapping the world’s free-flowing rivers](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/mapping-the-worlds-free-flowing-rivers/)
- [Evolution of river dolphins](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/evolution-of-river-dolphins/)
- [How can conservation biology inform the practice of Integrated River Basin Management?](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/how-can-conservation-biology-inform-the-practice-of-integrated-river-basin-management/)
- [The Gangetic dolphins plead for mercy](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/the-gangetic-dolphins-plead-for-mercy/)
- [Linking organochlorine contaminants with demographic parameters in free-ranging common bottlenose dolphins from the northern Adriatic Sea](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/linking-organochlorine-contaminants-with-demographic-parameters-in-free-ranging-common-bottlenose-dolphins-from-the-northern-adriatic-sea/)
- [Prey detection by bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus: an experimental test of the passive listening hypothesis](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/prey-detection-by-bottlenose-dolphins-tursiops-truncatus-an-experimental-test-of-the-passive-listening-hypothesis/)
- [Pre-impact Studies of the 2000 MW Lower Subansiri Dam on Certain Aquatic Environmental Aspects of Downstream of the River Subansiri with Special Reference to Plankton and Fishes](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/pre-impact-studies-of-the-2000-mw-lower-subansiri-dam-on-certain-aquatic-environmental-aspects-of-downstream-of-the-river-subansiri-with-special-reference-to-plankton-and-fishes/)
- [Ganga water pollution: A potential health threat to inhabitants of Ganga basin](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/ganga-water-pollution-a-potential-health-threat-to-inhabitants-of-ganga-basin/)
- [How effective are tiger conservation areas at managing their sites against the conservation assured | tiger standards (CA|TS)](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/how-effective-are-tiger-conservation-areas-at-managing-their-sites-against-the-conservation-assured-tiger-standards-cats/)
- [Interacting effects of vessel noise and shallow river depth elevate metabolic stress in Ganges river dolphins](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/interacting-effects-of-vessel-noise-and-shallow-river-depth-elevate-metabolic-stress-in-ganges-river-dolphins/)
- [PINGERS: can be the eyes of blind ganges dolphins (Platanista Gangetica Gangetica, Roxburgh 1801)](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/pingers-can-be-the-eyes-of-blind-ganges-dolphins-platanista-gangetica-gangetica-roxburgh-1801/)
- [Studies on Heavy Metal Pollution of Karnaphuli River, Chittagong, Bangladesh.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/studies-on-heavy-metal-pollution-of-karnaphuli-river-chittagong-bangladesh/)
- [Exploratory survey on Hilsa (Tenualosa ilisha) catch and life stages availability along up / down stream of Farakka Barrage](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/exploratory-survey-on-hilsa-tenualosa-ilisha-catch-and-life-stages-availability-along-up-down-stream-of-farakka-barrage/)
- [Distribution and fractionation of heavy metals in the surface sediments of the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system in the Bengal basin.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/distribution-and-fractionation-of-heavy-metals-in-the-surface-sediments-of-the-ganges-brahmaputra-meghna-river-system-in-the-bengal-basin/)
- [Sotalia fluviatilis, Tucuxi](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/sotalia-fluviatilis-tucuxi/)
- [Conservation and biomonitoring in the Vikramshila Gangetic dolphin sanctuary, Bihar, India.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/conservation-and-biomonitoring-in-the-vikramshila-gangetic-dolphin-sanctuary-bihar-india/)
- [Inia geoffrensis, Amazon River Dolphin](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/inia-geoffrensis-amazon-river-dolphin/)
- [Coexisting in the Peruvian Amazon: Interactions between fisheries and river dolphins](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/coexisting-in-the-peruvian-amazon-interactions-between-fisheries-and-river-dolphins/)
- [The endangered Ganges river dolphin heads towards local extinction in the Barak river system of Assam, India: A plea for conservation](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/the-endangered-ganges-river-dolphin-heads-towards-local-extinction-in-the-barak-river-system-of-assam-india-a-plea-for-conservation/)
- [Manual of Good Hygiene Practice for Fishing Boats and Fish Landing Sites in Small Scale Fisheries](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/manual-of-good-hygiene-practice-for-fishing-boats-and-fish-landing-sites-in-small-scale-fisheries/)
- [Review of reproduction in platanistid dolphins](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/review-of-reproduction-in-platanistid-dolphins/)
- [Bycatch ingillnet fisheries threatens CriticallyEndangeredsmall cetaceansand other aquaticmegafauna](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/bycatch-ingillnet-fisheries-threatens-criticallyendangeredsmall-cetaceansand-other-aquaticmegafauna/)
- [Status assessment of Indus River dolphin, Platanista gangetica minor, March-April 2001](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/status-assessment-of-indus-river-dolphin-platanista-gangetica-minor-march-april-2001/)
- [Review of status, threats, and conservation management optiojns for the endangered Indus River blind dolphin](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/review-of-status-threats-and-conservation-management-optiojns-for-the-endangered-indus-river-blind-dolphin/)
- [One species or two? Vicariance, lineage divergence and low mtDNA diversity in geographically isolated populations of south Asian river dolphin](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/one-species-or-two-vicariance-lineage-divergence-and-low-mtdna-diversity-in-geographically-isolated-populations-of-south-asian-river-dolphin/)
- [Habitat fragmentation and species extirpation in freshwater ecosystems: causes of range decline of the Indus River dolphin (Platanista gangetica minor).](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/habitat-fragmentation-and-species-extirpation-in-freshwater-ecosystems-causes-of-range-decline-of-the-indus-river-dolphin-platanista-gangetica-minor/)
- [Robust abundance estimate for endangered river dolphin subspecies in South Asia.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/robust-abundance-estimate-for-endangered-river-dolphin-subspecies-in-south-asia/)
- [Platanista gangetica, South Asian River Dolphin](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/platanista-gangetica-south-asian-river-dolphin/)
- [Platanista gangetica. Amended version](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/platanista-gangetica-amended-version/)
- [Habitat use by a freshwater dolphin in the low-water season](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/habitat-use-by-a-freshwater-dolphin-in-the-low-water-season/)
- [Conservation ecology and phylogenetics of the Indus River dolphin (Platanista gangetica minor)](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/conservation-ecology-and-phylogenetics-of-the-indus-river-dolphin-platanista-gangetica-minor/)
- [Heavy metal contamination in surface water and sediment of the Meghna River, Bangladesh](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/heavy-metal-contamination-in-surface-water-and-sediment-of-the-meghna-river-bangladesh/)
- [Monitoring and assessment of heavy metal contamination in surface water and sediment of the Old Brahmaputra River, Bangladesh.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/monitoring-and-assessment-of-heavy-metal-contamination-in-surface-water-and-sediment-of-the-old-brahmaputra-river-bangladesh/)
- [Chapter 4. Indicator Species (Gharial and Dolphin) of Riverine Ecosystem: An Exploratory of River Ganga.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/chapter-4-indicator-species-gharial-and-dolphin-of-riverine-ecosystem-an-exploratory-of-river-ganga/)
- [Integrated River Dolphin Conservation for Sustainable Ecosystem Services in the Brahmaputra River](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/integrated-river-dolphin-conservation-for-sustainable-ecosystem-services-in-the-brahmaputra-river/)
- [Abundance and Prey Availability Assessment of Ganges River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica) in a Stretch of Upper Ganges River, India. DOI 10.1578/AM.36.1.2010.19](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/abundance-and-prey-availability-assessment-of-ganges-river-dolphin-platanista-gangetica-gangetica-in-a-stretch-of-upper-ganges-river-india-doi-10-1578-am-36-1-2010-19/)
- [Impacts of gravel jetting on the composition of fish spawning substrates: Implications for river restoration and fisheries management](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/impacts-of-gravel-jetting-on-the-composition-of-fish-spawning-substrates-implications-for-river-restoration-and-fisheries-management/)
- [Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica) seeks help](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/ganges-river-dolphin-platanista-gangetica-seeks-help/)
- [A grave danger for the GRD in the Subansiri river due to a large hydroelectric project](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/a-grave-danger-for-the-grd-in-the-subansiri-river-due-to-a-large-hydroelectric-project/)
- [Socio-economic factors threatening the survival of Ganges river dolphin Platanista gangetica gangetica in the upper Ganges River,](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/socio-economic-factors-threatening-the-survival-of-ganges-river-dolphin-platanista-gangetica-gangetica-in-the-upper-ganges-river/)
- [Decadal Change in the Surface Water Salinity Profile of Indian Sundarbans: A Potential Indicator of Climate Change.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/decadal-change-in-the-surface-water-salinity-profile-of-indian-sundarbans-a-potential-indicator-of-climate-change/)
- [National Water Reserves Program in Mexico. Experiences with Environmental Flows and the Allocation of Water for the Environment.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/national-water-reserves-program-in-mexico-experiences-with-environmental-flows-and-the-allocation-of-water-for-the-environment/)
- [Financial solutions for improving water quality in Turkeys Buyuk Menderes river basin](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/financial-solutions-for-improving-water-quality-in-turkeys-buyuk-menderes-river-basin/)
- [Present Status of Ganges River Dolphins Platanista gangetica gangetica (Roxburgh, 1801) in the Turag river, Dhaka, Bangladesh](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/present-status-of-ganges-river-dolphins-platanista-gangetica-gangetica-roxburgh-1801-in-the-turag-river-dhaka-bangladesh/)
- [Potential impacts of global climate change on freshwater fisheries.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/potential-impacts-of-global-climate-change-on-freshwater-fisheries/)
- [Long-term effectiveness of pingers on a small population of finless porpoises in Japan](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/long-term-effectiveness-of-pingers-on-a-small-population-of-finless-porpoises-in-japan/)
- [Anatomical and Zoological Researches, Comprising an Account of the Zoological Results of the Two Expeditions to Western Yunnan in 1868 and 1875; and a Monograph of the two Cetacean Genera Platanista and Orcaella.Bernard Quaritich, Piccadilly, London, UK.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/anatomical-and-zoological-researches-comprising-an-account-of-the-zoological-results-of-the-two-expeditions-to-western-yunnan-in-1868-and-1875-and-a-monograph-of-the-two-cetacean-genera-platanista-a-2/)
- [Indus River dolphin (Platanista gangetica minor) - an update on the current assessment and conservation challenge.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/indus-river-dolphin-platanista-gangetica-minor-an-update-on-the-current-assessment-and-conservation-challenge/)
- [Status and distribution of the Ganges river dolphin, Platanista gangetica in river Burigonga during 2003-2004 and its conservation](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/status-and-distribution-of-the-ganges-river-dolphin-platanista-gangetica-in-river-burigonga-during-2003-2004-and-its-conservation/)
- [Impact of endangered Gangetic dolphins due to construction of waterways on the river Ganga, India: an overview](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/scientific-literature/impact-of-endangered-gangetic-dolphins-due-to-construction-of-waterways-on-the-river-ganga-india-an-overview/)

## Downloads

- [Peru Action Plan for the conservation of river dolphin species and Amazon manatees 2018](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/peru-action-plan-for-the-conservation-of-river-dolphin-species-and-amazon-manatees-2018/)
- [Ecuador Action Plan for the conservation of river dolphins 2025-2035](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/ecuador-action-plan-for-the-conservation-of-river-dolphins-2025-2035/)
- [Colombia Action Plan for the conservation of aquatic mammals-2022-2035](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/colombia-action-plan-for-the-conservation-of-aquatic-mammals-2022-2035/)
- [Bolivia Action Plan for the conservation of the Bufeo 2020-2025](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/bolivia-action-plan-for-the-conservation-of-the-bufeo-2020-2025/) - Bolivia: 2020-2025 Conservation Action Plan for river dolphins, known locally as Bufeo
- [Ramsar Resolution XV.21 - recognition of river dolphins and other inland wetland wetland species](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/ramsar-resolution-xv-21-recognition-of-river-dolphins-and-other-inland-wetland-wetland-species/) - Ramsar CoP 15; July 2025; Resolution XV.21; Recognition of river dolphins and other inland wetland indicator species for the conservation and sustainable use of rivers
- [Conservation Action Plan for Ganges river dolphin and Irrawaddy dolphin of Bangladesh 2021-2030](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/conservation-action-plan-for-ganges-river-dolphin-and-irrawaddy-dolphin-of-bangladesh-2021-2030/) - Bangladesh river dolphin conservation action plan 2021-2030
- [Global Declaration for River Dolphins 24Oct2023](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/global-declaration-for-river-dolphins-24oct2023/)
- [India range-wide estimation of river dolphins - summary brochure](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/india-range-wide-estimation-of-river-dolphins-summary/) - Summary brochure of the first ever range-wide survey of river dolphins in India; carried out during 2021-2023 and published in 2024
- [Population Status Dolphins in India. 2021 - 23  - detailed report](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/population-status-dolphins-in-india-2021-23-2024/) - Detailed report of the first ever range-wide survey of river dolphins in India; carried out during 2021-2023 and published in 2024
- [World Bank Standardised Protocol for the Ganges River Dolphin](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/world-bank-standardised-protocol-for-the-ganges-river-dolphin/) - Commissioned by the World Bank in 2024, a standardised protocol for baseline survey and stakeholder engagement for the assessment, monitoring and reporting of Ganges river dolphin populations in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river basin
- [Global Declaration for River Dolphins - event posters](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/global-declaration-for-river-dolphins-event-posters/) - For the Global Declaration For River Dolphin event held on October 23rd and 24th 2023, each river dolphin range country prepared a poster showing species-related data, recent conservation achievements for river dolphins, related legislation and frameworks, and important next steps for implementation. This document contains those posters.
- [Global Declaration for River Dolphins event agenda and presentations](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/global-declaration-for-river-dolphins-event-agenda-and-presentations/) - The agenda & presentations given during the Bogotá event on October 24th 2023, where the landmark Global River Dolphin Declaration was adopted by 11 range countries during the event. The river dolphin range country governments and other stakeholders came together to celebrate river dolphins and conservation work to-date, and to plan future work together aimed
- [Safe havens for river dolphins; A rapid assessment of site management against the Conservation  Assured | River Dolphin Standards](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/safe-havens-for-river-dolphins-a-rapid-assessment-of-site-management-against-the-conservation-assured-river-dolphin-standards/)
- [Conservation Assured | River Dolphin Standards CA|RDS](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/conservation-assured-river-dolphin-standards-cards/) - CA|RDS stands for Conservation Assured | River Dolphin Standards, and is the internationally recognized, comprehensive set of standards that creates a baseline for river dolphin conservation. River dolphins tell you how healthy your river is, and CA|RDS tell you how to better protect them. CA|RDS provides a platform and tool to measure and achieve effective
- [Conference Report Asian river cetaceans and sustainable fisheries Oct2022](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/conference-report-asian-river-cetaceans-and-sustainable-fisheries-oct2022/) - Freshwater cetaceans (river dolphins and porpoises) inhabit eight Asian countries: Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan. The four Asian river cetacean species living here face similar challenges from fisheries practices: bycatch is the highest cause of direct river dolphin mortality, besides the effects of water infrastructure, water quality issues and habitat destruction.
- [Yangtze Freshwater Finless Porpoise: introductory video](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/yangtze-freshwater-finless-porpoise-introductory-video/)
- [Tucuxi: introductory video](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/tucuxi-introductory-video/)
- [Irrawaddy Dolphins: introductory video](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/irrawaddy-dolphins-introductory-video/)
- [Indus River Dolphins: introductory video](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/indus-river-dolphins-introductory-video/)
- [Ganges River Dolphins: introductory video](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/ganges-river-dolphins-introductory-video/)
- [Amazon River Dolphins: introductory video](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/amazon-river-dolphins-introductory-video/)
- [Tucuxi River Dolphins](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/tucuxi-river-dolphins/)
- [Ganges River Dolphins](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/ganges-river-dolphins/)
- [Indus River Dolphins](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/indus-river-dolphins/)
- [Irrawaddy River Dolphins](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/irrawaddy-river-dolphins/)
- [Amazon River Dolphins](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/amazon-river-dolphins/)
- [Yangtze finless porpoise](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/yangtze-finless-porpoise/)
- [River dolphin conservation and management: best practices from around the world](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/river-dolphin-conservation-and-management-best-practices-from-around-the-world/) - The purpose of this report is to provide a comprehensive source of global knowledge and solutions to help boost efforts to safeguard these iconic animals - and to benefit the people and nature that depend on the rivers within which they live. This information is for use by stakeholders and other decision makers to help
- [Info-graphic Threats to Opportunities Ganges river dolphin](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/info-graphic-threats-to-opportunities-ganges-river-dolphin/)
- [Review of Scientific Knowledge of the Ganges river dolphin](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/review-of-scientific-knowledge-of-the-ganges-river-dolphin/) - The scientific gap analysis report produced as part of this project is a detailed review of the current scientific knowledge of Ganges river dolphins, and the identification and prioritisation of the key scientific information gaps. The report was divided into the following four primary sections that address specific topics: biology and ecology; geographic distribution and
- [Ganges river dolphin Species Action Plan Gap analysis](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/ganges-river-dolphin-species-action-plan-gap-analysis/) - An analysis of Ganges River dolphin action plans was conducted. The most important current and historical action plans were reviewed to explore which recommendations have been made, how recommendations have evolved over time, explore how they were intended to be implemented and financed, evaluate whether recommendations have been enacted or achieved, and if not, why
- [Rapid political economy analysis in the context of Ganges river dolphins in the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna basin & stakeholder engagement and communication strategy](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/rapid-political-economy-analysis-in-the-context-of-ganges-river-dolphins-in-the-ganga-brahmaputra-meghna-basin-stakeholder-engagement-and-communication-strategy/) - PART A of this report provides a rapid Political Economy Analysis (PEA) which describes political-economic factors to be considered to overcome hurdles and identify drivers of change for effective implementation of measures to conserve the Ganges river dolphin in the GBM basin in Bangladesh, India and Nepal. PART B of this report provides an overview
- [Guidance document on inland waterway transport and Natura 2000/ Sustainable inland waterway
development and management in the context of the EU Birds and Habitats Directives](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/guidance-document-on-inland-waterway-transport-and-natura-2000-sustainable-inland-waterwaydevelopment-and-management-in-the-context-of-the-eu-birds-and-habitats-directives/)
- [Diagnóstico del estado de conocimiento y conservación de los mamíferos acuáticos en Colombia. Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible, Fundación Omacha, Conservación Inter nacional y WWF. Bogotá](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/diagnostico-del-estado-de-conocimiento-y-conservacion-de-los-mamiferos-acuaticos-en-colombia-ministerio-de-ambiente-y-desarrollo-sostenible-fundacion-omacha-conservacion-inter-nacional-y-wwf-bogot/)
- [Plan de acción para la conservación de los mamíferos acuáticos de Venezuela](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/plan-de-accion-para-la-conservacion-de-los-mamiferos-acuaticos-de-venezuela/)
- [Plan de acción nacional para la conservación de los mamíferos acuáticos de Colombia (PAN mamíferos Colombia)](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/plan-de-accion-nacional-para-la-conservacion-de-los-mamiferos-acuaticos-de-colombia-pan-mamiferos-colombia/)
- [Plan de Acción para la Conservación de los Mamíferos Acuáticos de la Amazonía Ecuatoriana](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/plan-de-accion-para-la-conservacion-de-los-mamiferos-acuaticos-de-la-amazonia-ecuatoriana/)
- [Mota FIsheries in Peruvian Amazon](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/mota-fisheries-in-peruvian-amazon/)
- [Review of the state of the world fishery resources: Inland fisheries](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/review-of-the-state-of-the-world-fishery-resources-inland-fisheries/)
- [The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/the-state-of-world-fisheries-and-aquaculture/)
- [AQUACULTURE STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL (ASC) CERTIFICATION IN CANADA: Technical Report.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/aquaculture-stewardship-council-asc-certification-in-canada-technical-report/)
- [Thailand Tiger Action Plan 2010 - 2022,](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/thailand-tiger-action-plan-2010-2022/)
- [The ISH 0306, Final Case Study Report, Development of Guidelines for Hydropower Environmental Impact Mitigation and Risk Management in the Lower Mekong Mainstream and Tributaries. Vol 4 Final Case Study Report Mainstream Dams Assessment including Alternative Scheme Layouts](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/the-ish-0306-final-case-study-report-development-of-guidelines-for-hydropower-environmental-impact-mitigation-and-risk-management-in-the-lower-mekong-mainstream-and-tributaries-vol-4-final-case-stu/)
- [Sambor Hydropower Dam Alternatives Assessment Final Report](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/sambor-hydropower-dam-alternatives-assessment-final-report/)
- [Manual on Good Practices in Sustainable Waterway Planning.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/manual-on-good-practices-in-sustainable-waterway-planning/)
- [Ganges Leather Buyers Platform -  Mitigating leather-related water risk through collective action](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/ganges-leather-buyers-platform-mitigating-leather-related-water-risk-through-collective-action/)
- [Biology and conservation of the river dolphins](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/biology-and-conservation-of-the-river-dolphins/)
- [South Asian River Dolphin Task Team Workshop Report Kuala Lumpur, 19-21 July 2019](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/south-asian-river-dolphin-task-team-workshop-report-kuala-lumpur-19-21-july-2019/)
- [River dolphin strategy 2018-2030; global priorities for conservation](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/river-dolphin-strategy-2018-2030-global-priorities-for-conservation/)
- [Report of the Trinational workshop on the Irrawaddy Dolphin, 1st to 4th December 2020](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/report-of-the-trinational-workshop-on-the-irrawaddy-dolphin-1st-to-4th-december-2020/)
- [Investigations On Cetacea VII](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/investigations-on-cetacea-vii/)
- [Conservation Action Plan for Ganges River Dolphin and Irrawaddy Dolphin of Bangladesh - Final Report](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/conservation-action-plan-for-ganges-river-dolphin-and-irrawaddy-dolphin-of-bangladesh-final-report/)
- [The action plan for South American River Dolphins 2010-2020](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/the-action-plan-for-south-american-river-dolphins-2010-2020/)
- [Development of Conservation Action Plan for Ganges River Dolphin, Part II](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/development-of-conservation-action-plan-for-ganges-river-dolphin-part-ii/)
- [Development of Conservation Action Plan for Ganges River Dolphin, Part I](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/development-of-conservation-action-plan-for-ganges-river-dolphin-part-i/)
- [Mercury in Populations of River Dolphins of the Amazon and Orinoco Basins](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/mercury-in-populations-of-river-dolphins-of-the-amazon-and-orinoco-basins/)
- [Agora sob nova administração: acordos de pesca nas várzeas da Amazônia Brasilieira ("Under New Admnistration: Fisheries Agreements in the Brazilian Amazon Floodplains")](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/agora-sob-nova-administracao-acordos-de-pesca-nas-varzeas-da-amazonia-brasilieira-under-new-admnistration-fisheries-agreements-in-the-brazilian-amazon-floodplains/)
- [Bankable nature solutions; Blueprints for Bankable Nature Solutions from across the globe
to adapt to and mitigate climate change and to help our living planet thrive](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/bankable-nature-solutions-blueprints-for-bankable-nature-solutions-from-across-the-globeto-adapt-to-and-mitigate-climate-change-and-to-help-our-living-planet-thrive/)
- [Status of Ganges River Dolphins, Threats, and Best Practices for conservation 2021](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/status-of-ganges-river-dolphins-threats-and-best-practices-for-conservation-2021/)
- [An account of a new species of Delphinus, an inhabitant of the Ganges](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/an-account-of-a-new-species-of-delphinus-an-inhabitant-of-the-ganges/)
- [Conservation status of the Indus river dolphin in Pakistan](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/conservation-status-of-the-indus-river-dolphin-in-pakistan/)
- [Dams and river dolphins: can they co-exist?](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/dams-and-river-dolphins-can-they-co-exist/)
- [Observations on the Behaviour of Platanista gangetica in the Indus and Brahmaputra Rivers](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/observations-on-the-behaviour-of-platanista-gangetica-in-the-indus-and-brahmaputra-rivers/)
- [William Roxburgh (1751-1815), Heinrich Julius Lebeck (1801) and the Discovery of the Ganges Dolphin (Platanista gangetica Roxburgh, 1801)](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/william-roxburgh-1751-1815-heinrich-julius-lebeck-1801-and-the-discovery-of-the-ganges-dolphin-platanista-gangetica-roxburgh-1801/)
- [Integrated Management Plan for the Three Wildlife Sanctuaries for Freshwater Dolphins in the Eastern Sundarbans Reserved Forest, Bangladesh](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/integrated-management-plan-for-the-three-wildlife-sanctuaries-for-freshwater-dolphins-in-the-eastern-sundarbans-reserved-forest-bangladesh/)
- [Management Plan for the Ganges River Dolphin in Halda River of Bangladesh](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/management-plan-for-the-ganges-river-dolphin-in-halda-river-of-bangladesh/)
- [Status, Distribution and Conservation Threats of Ganges River Dolphin in Karnali River, Nepal](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/status-distribution-and-conservation-threats-of-ganges-river-dolphin-in-karnali-river-nepal/)
- [Listen to the river: Lessons from a global review of environmental flow success stories,](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/listen-to-the-river-lessons-from-a-global-review-of-environmental-flow-success-stories/)
- [South American River Dolphin Initiative Strategy 2020-2030](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/south-american-river-dolphin-initiative-strategy-2020-2030/)
- [River dolphins at Risk](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/river-dolphins-at-risk/)
- [Population Monitoring of the Critically Endangered Mekong Dolphin Based on Rark-Resight Models](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/population-monitoring-of-the-critically-endangered-mekong-dolphin-based-on-rark-resight-models/)
- [The Monitoring of Irrawaddy Dolphin Population in the Mekong River: The Long-Term Population Monitoring based on Mark-Resight Models](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/the-monitoring-of-irrawaddy-dolphin-population-in-the-mekong-river-the-long-term-population-monitoring-based-on-mark-resight-models/)
- [South American River Dolphins Dashboard](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/south-american-river-dolphins-dashboard/)
- [River Dolphin Fun Facts](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/river-dolphin-fun-facts/)
- [Secrets of the Amazon River Dolphin](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/secrets-of-the-amazon-river-dolphin/)
- [Audible sound production in captive Platanista gangetica](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/audible-sound-production-in-captive-platanista-gangetica/)
- [Meet the River Dolphins of the World](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/meet-the-river-dolphins-of-the-world/)
- [Teaching Tools about Freshwater Dolphins](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/teaching-tools-about-freshwater-dolphins/)
- [Bankable Nature Solutions Blueprints for Bankable Nature Solutions from across the globe to adapt to and mitigate climate change and to help our living planet thrive](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/bankable-nature-solutions-blueprints-for-bankable-nature-solutions-from-across-the-globe-to-adapt-to-and-mitigate-climate-change-and-to-help-our-living-planet-thrive/)
- [The Conservation Action Plan for the Gangetic Dolphin 2010-2020. Ministry of Environment and Forests,Government of India. 46 pp.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/the-conservation-action-plan-for-the-gangetic-dolphin-2010-2020-ministry-of-environment-and-forestsgovernment-of-india-46-pp/)
- [Biology and Conservation of freshwater cetaceans in Asia](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/biology-and-conservation-of-freshwater-cetaceans-in-asia/)
- [Western Gray Whale Advisory Panel: Stories of Influence](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/western-gray-whale-advisory-panel-stories-of-influence/)
- [Establishing protected areas for Asian freshwater cetaceans: freshwater cetaceans as flagship species for integrated river conservation management, Samarinda, 19–24 October 2009. In Final Workshop Report.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/establishing-protected-areas-for-asian-freshwater-cetaceans-freshwater-cetaceans-as-flagship-species-for-integrated-river-conservation-management-samarinda-19-24-october-2009-in-final-work/)
- [Ecology and Conservation of Ganges River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica) in the Karnali River, Nepal](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/ecology-and-conservation-of-ganges-river-dolphin-platanista-gangetica-gangetica-in-the-karnali-river-nepal/)
- [IWC Conservation Management Plans Program Handbook and Strategic Plan 2021 - 2030](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/iwc-conservation-management-plans-program-handbook-and-strategic-plan-2021-2030/)
- [CMP Nomination of a Conservation Management Plan for Amazon, Orinoco and Tocantins-Araguaia river dolphins (Inia geoffrensis, Inia boliviensis, Inia araguaiaensis and Sotalia fluviatilis)](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/cmp-nomination-of-a-conservation-management-plan-for-amazon-orinoco-and-tocantins-araguaia-river-dolphins-inia-geoffrensis-inia-boliviensis-inia-araguaiaensis-and-sotalia-fluviatilis/)
- [Status, Distribution and Conservation Threats of Ganges River Dolphin in Nepal](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/status-distribution-and-conservation-threats-of-ganges-river-dolphin-in-nepal/)
- [With satellite monitoring, South American dolphins tell us their story](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/with-satellite-monitoring-south-american-dolphins-tell-us-their-story/)
- [Guidelines for the safe and humane handling and release of bycaught small cetaceans from fishing gear.](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/guidelines-for-the-safe-and-humane-handling-and-release-of-bycaught-small-cetaceans-from-fishing-gear/)
- [Concerted Action for the Ganges River Dolphin (Platanista gangetica gangetica)](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/concerted-action-for-the-ganges-river-dolphin-platanista-gangetica-gangetica/)
- [Mapping Myanmar’s Free-flowing rivers - Assessment of current and future impacts of dam-infrastructure development on river connectivity](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/mapping-myanmars-free-flowing-rivers-assessment-of-current-and-future-impacts-of-dam-infrastructure-development-on-river-connectivity/)
- [Better Cotton Principles and Criteria V2.1](https://www.riverdolphins.org/resources/downloadable-resources/better-cotton-principles-and-criteria-v2-1/)

## Gallery

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## Categories

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## River Basin

- [Ganges](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=ganges)
- [Amazon](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=amazon)
- [Amazon/Orinoco](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=amazon-orinoco)
- [Indus](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=indus)
- [Irrawaddy](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=irrawaddy)
- [Yangtze](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=yangtze)
- [Mekong](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=mekong)
- [Mahakam](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=mahakam)
- [Yunnan](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=yunnan)
- [Sundarbans](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=sundarbans)
- [Meghna](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=meghna)
- [Old Brahmaputra](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=old-brahmaputra)
- [Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=ganga-brahmaputra-meghna)
- [Kulsi basin](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=kulsi-basin)
- [Karnaphuli River](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=karnaphuli-river)
- [Amazon/Madeira](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=amazon-madeira)
- [Amazon/Orinco](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=amazon-orinco)
- [Araguaia/Tocantins](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=araguaia-tocantins)
- [Ganga/Sundarbans](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=ganga-sundarbans)
- [Karanphuli](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=karanphuli)
- [Salween](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=salween)
- [Brahmaputra](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=brahmaputra)
- [Ganges/Indus](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=ganges-indus)
- [Ayeyarwady](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=ayeyarwady)
- [Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=ganges-brahmaputra-meghna)
- [Indus/Brahmaputra](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=indus-brahmaputra)
- [Ganges/Sundarbans](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=ganges-sundarbans)
- [Ganges/Brahmaputra](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=ganges-brahmaputra)
- [Amazon peruana](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=amazon-peruana)
- [Indus/Ganges](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=indus-ganges)
- [Araguaia](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=araguaia)
- [Global](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=global)
- [Mekong/Irrawaddy/Mahakam](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=mekong-irrawaddy-mahakam)
- [Orinoco](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=orinoco)
- [Global review](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=global-review)
- [Mehana](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=mehana)
- [Yangzte](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=yangzte)
- [Amazon/Tocantins](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=amazon-tocantins)
- [Karnali](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=karnali)
- [Irrawaddy, Mekong, Mahakam](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=irrawaddy-mekong-mahakam)
- [Halda, Karnaphuli](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=halda-karnaphuli)
- [Gulf of Mexico waters off Sarasota, Florida](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=gulf-of-mexico-waters-off-sarasota-florida)
- [Beas](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=beas)
- [Mohana](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=mohana)
- [Kulsi](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=kulsi)
- [Barak](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=barak)
- [Karnali, Mahakali, Narayani, Kosi](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=karnali-mahakali-narayani-kosi)
- [Mekong, Mahakam, Ayeyarwady](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=mekong-mahakam-ayeyarwady)
- [Tijamuchi](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=tijamuchi)
- [Halda River, Sangu River, Karnaphuli River](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=halda-river-sangu-river-karnaphuli-river)
- [Chambal](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=chambal)
- [Koshi](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?river_basin=koshi)

## Species

- [Irrawaddy dolphin](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?species=irrawaddy-dolphin)
- [Ganges River Dolphin](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?species=ganges-river-dolphin)
- [Amazon river dolphin](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?species=amazon-river-dolphin)
- [All River dolphins](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?species=all-river-dolphins)
- [Marine species](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?species=marine-species)
- [Boto](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?species=boto)
- [Indus River Dolphin](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?species=indus-river-dolphin)
- [Tucuxi](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?species=tucuxi)
- [Yangtze finless porpoise](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?species=yangtze-finless-porpoise)
- [Amazon river dolphin and Tucuxi](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?species=amazon-river-dolphin-and-tucuxi)
- [Finless porpoise](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?species=finless-porpoise)
- [Asian freshwater cetaceans](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?species=asian-freshwater-cetaceans)
- [South Asian River dolphins](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?species=south-asian-river-dolphins)
- [Baiji](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?species=baiji)
- [Tucuxi](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?species=tucuxi-tucuxi)
- [Bufeo](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?species=bufeo)

## Categories

- [Report](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?resource_category=report)
- [Conservation Plan](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?resource_category=conservation-plan)
- [Infographic](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?resource_category=infographic)
- [Manual](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?resource_category=manual)
- [Brochure](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?resource_category=brochure)
- [Fact sheet](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?resource_category=fact-sheet)
- [Popular article](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?resource_category=popular-article)
- [Video](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?resource_category=video)
- [Website](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?resource_category=website)
- [Peer-reviewed journal article](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?resource_category=peer-reviewed-journal-article)
- [Conference proceedings](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?resource_category=conference-proceedings)
- [Government](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?resource_category=government)
- [Book Chapter](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?resource_category=book-chapter)
- [Thesis](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?resource_category=thesis)
- [Book](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?resource_category=book)
- [Workshop report](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?resource_category=workshop-report)
- [Law/Regulation](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?resource_category=law-regulation)
- [Report, NGO](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?resource_category=report-ngo)
- [Report, Government](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?resource_category=report-government)

## Country / Region

- [Myanmar](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?region=myanmar)
- [South Asia](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?region=south-asia)
- [South America](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?region=south-america)
- [Global](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?region=global)
- [Nepal](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?region=nepal)
- [Bangladesh](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?region=bangladesh)
- [India](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?region=india)
- [Pakistan](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?region=pakistan)
- [China](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?region=china)
- [Cambodia](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?region=cambodia)
- [Asia](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?region=asia)
- [Indonesia](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?region=indonesia)
- [Amazon](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?region=amazon)
- [Brazil](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?region=brazil)
- [Colombia](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?region=colombia)
- [Latin America](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?region=latin-america)
- [Bolivia](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?region=bolivia)
- [Peru](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?region=peru)
- [Venezuela](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?region=venezuela)
- [Ecuador](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?region=ecuador)

## Conservation Measure

- [Regional collaboration](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?tools=regional-collaboration)
- [Protected Areas](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?tools=protected-areas)
- [Acoustic deterrents/Pingers](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?tools=acoustic-deterrents-pingers)
- [Safe rescue](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?tools=safe-rescue)
- [Fisheries management](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?tools=fisheries-management)
- [Community management](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?tools=community-management)
- [Research and monitoring](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?tools=research-and-monitoring)
- [Species knowledge and understanding](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?tools=species-knowledge-and-understanding)
- [Water management](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?tools=water-management)
- [Multiple conservation measures](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?tools=multiple-conservation-measures)
- [Regional/ International collaboration](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?tools=regional-international-collaboration)
- [Freeflowing rivers/ environmental flows](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?tools=freeflowing-rivers-environmental-flows)
- [Conservation Action Plan](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?tools=conservation-action-plan)
- [Patrols/ law enforcement](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?tools=patrols-law-enforcement)
- [Fish ladders](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?tools=fish-ladders)
- [Safe rescue, handling and release](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?tools=safe-rescue-handling-and-release)
- [Nature-based Solutions](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?tools=nature-based-solutions)
- [PODS](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?tools=pods)

## Threat Keywords

- [Dam construction](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?threat=dam-construction)
- [All threats reviewed](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?threat=all-threats-reviewed)
- [Pollution](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?threat=pollution)
- [Bycatch](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?threat=bycatch)
- [Water diversion](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?threat=water-diversion)
- [Hunting](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?threat=hunting)
- [Boat traffic](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?threat=boat-traffic)
- [Habitat fragmentation](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?threat=habitat-fragmentation)
- [Bait fishing and traditional medicine](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?threat=bait-fishing-and-traditional-medicine)
- [Embankments](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?threat=embankments)
- [Construction noise](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?threat=construction-noise)
- [Electrofishing/Chemical fishing](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?threat=electrofishing-chemical-fishing)
- [Waterway construction and Dredging](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?threat=waterway-construction-and-dredging)
- [Canal entrapment](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?threat=canal-entrapment)
- [Sand and gravel extraction](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?threat=sand-and-gravel-extraction)
- [Climate change](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?threat=climate-change)
- [Tourism](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?threat=tourism)
- [underwater noise](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?threat=underwater-noise)
- [deforestation](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?threat=deforestation)
- [Mining](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?threat=mining)

## Science Keywords

- [Movements](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?science=movements)
- [Range decline](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?science=range-decline)
- [Species review](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?science=species-review)
- [Abundance](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?science=abundance)
- [Bioacoustics](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?science=bioacoustics)
- [Habitat Use](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?science=habitat-use)
- [Socio-economics](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?science=socio-economics)
- [Prey](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?science=prey)
- [Taxonomy](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?science=taxonomy)
- [Reproduction](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?science=reproduction)
- [Animal Health](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?science=animal-health)
- [Genetics](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?science=genetics)
- [Growth](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?science=growth)
- [Diet](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?science=diet)
- [Age](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?science=age)
- [Disease](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?science=disease)
- [distribution](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?science=distribution)
- [management effectiveness](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?science=management-effectiveness)
- [behavior](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?science=behavior)
- [density](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?science=density)
- [Nature based solutions](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?science=nature-based-solutions)
- [Floating Wetlands](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?science=floating-wetlands)
- [Artificial wetlands](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?science=artificial-wetlands)
- [Water Quality](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?science=water-quality)
- [Pollution](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?science=pollution)
- [River Dolphins](https://www.riverdolphins.org/?science=river-dolphins)