Waste Fishing Gear Threatens Ganges Wildlife
Waste fishing gear in the Ganges River poses a threat to wildlife including otters, turtles, and dolphins, new research shows. The study says entanglement in fishing gear could harm species, including the critically endangered three-striped roofed turtle and the endangered Ganges river dolphin. Surveys along the length of the river, from the mouth in Bangladesh to the Himalayas in ...