National aquatic animal of india: Gangetic river dolphin has been designated

Gangetic river dolphin has been designated as the National aquatic Animal of India . The Ministry has included Gangetic river dolphin as one of the 22 critically endangered species for providing financial assistance to States under the Centrally sponsored scheme ‘Development of Wildlife habitats’. Learn about the Ganges River Dolphin, the endangered and endemic species of India , and its facts, threats, and conservation efforts. Find out why it is the national aquatic animal of India and how it reflects the health of the Ganga River. Distribution of National Aquatic Animal : It lives along the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna and Karnaphuli-Sangu river systems of Bangladesh and India , and the Sapta Koshi and Karnali Rivers in Nepal. The Ganges river dolphin favours deep pools, eddy countercurrents located downstream of the convergence of rivers and of sharp meanders, and upstream and downstream of midchannel islands. The Ministry of Environment and Forests notified the Ganges River Dolphin as the National Aquatic Animal today. The River Dolphin inhabits the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna and Karnaphuli-Sangu river systems of Nepal, India , and Bangladesh.