Indus River Dolphin (Platanista minor)

• IUCN Status- Endangered
• Habitat: Indus river dolphins are one of only four river dolphin species and subspecies in the world that spend all of their lives in freshwater.
• Distribution: The Indus river dolphin is the second most endangered freshwater river dolphin. At present, there are only around 1,800 of these in the Indus in Pakistan. Their population in the Beas River is between 8-10.
• Threats: The construction of numerous dams and barrages that split the population into small groups, degraded their habitat and impeded migration.