Indus Dolphin Reserve

Designations
Ramsar Wetland
Designated	10 May 2001
Reference no.	1065[1]

Indus Dolphin Reserve is a Ramsar site[2] located between Guddu Barrage and Sukkur Barrage on River Indus in Pakistan.[3] Stretched on an area of 125,000 hectares, it was designated as a wetland protected site on 10 May 2001.[2] In 1974 it was declared a protected site locally on the recommendation of World Wide Fund for Nature. According to a survey conducted in 1989, there are about 429 Indus river dolphin present.[3]

References

"Indus Dolphin Reserve". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
The List of Wetlands of International Importance (PDF) (Report). Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. 22 July 2013. p. 32. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
Klinowska, M. (1991). Dolphins, Porpoises, and Whales of the World. International Union for Conservation of Nature. pp. 35–40. ISBN 978-2880329365. Retrieved 27 July 2013.

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[1] "Indus Dolphin Reserve". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

[Ramsar.org-2] The List of Wetlands of International Importance (PDF) (Report). Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. 22 July 2013. p. 32. Retrieved 27 July 2013.

[Margaret_Klinowska-3] Klinowska, M. (1991). Dolphins, Porpoises, and Whales of the World. International Union for Conservation of Nature. pp. 35–40. ISBN 978-2880329365. Retrieved 27 July 2013.