Pakistan Wildlife Management Staff Rescue a Blind Dolphin From Indus River Near Sukkur
Date: 20-May-03
Country: PAKISTAN
Author: ZH/AS
Photo: JAHANGIR KHAN
In the Kirthar canal, fed by the Indus River, a group of officials from the Wildlife Department rescued the dolphin which belongs to a unique and endangered freshwater species called the 'Indus river dolphin' or 'blind dolphin'.
Provincial officials spent over five hours rescuing the injured dolphin who is 22-years old weighs 98 kilograms and measures 70 to 75 centimeters long.
