{"id":2617,"date":"2024-06-13T23:54:07","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T23:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/?p=2617"},"modified":"2024-06-13T23:54:07","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T23:54:07","slug":"october-5-is-observed-as-ganga-river-dolphin-day-inindia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/october-5-is-observed-as-ganga-river-dolphin-day-inindia\/","title":{"rendered":"October 5 Is Observed As Ganga River Dolphin Day In\nIndia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In India, the &#8216;Ganga dolphin Day&#8217; is observed each year on October 5 to raise knowledge and support the protection of Ganga River Dolphins.<\/p>\n<p> <strong><u>Highlights:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> It had been on today in 2010 that Ganga Dolphins were declared national aquatic animals.<br \/> WWF, The World Wide Fund for Nature, in 2012 and the Uttar Pradesh government jointly began the dolphin conservation campaign.<\/p>\n<p> The Gangetic Dolphins are included under the primary Schedule of Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. they have been declared &#8220;Endangered&#8221; under  (International Union for Conservation of Nature).<\/p>\n<p> They&#8217;re listed under Appendix I as most endangered under the Convention on International trade in endangered species (<a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/cites\">CITES<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p> They&#8217;re listed under Appendix II of Conservation on Migratory Species.<br \/>  The <a href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/vikramshila\">Vikramshila<\/a> Ganges Dolphin Sanctuary was established in Bihar under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In India, the &#8216;Ganga dolphin Day&#8217; is observed each year on October 5 to raise knowledge and support the protection of Ganga River Dolphins. 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