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A male Ganges River Dolphin trapped in a shrinking canal in Gonda survived a 13-hour rescue using India's first Dolphin Ambulance. The specialized mobile unit has now saved eight dolphins since launching in January 2026.
A healthy bottlenose dolphin has been spotted swimming through Melbourne's Yarra River, delighting city rowers and social media users with glimpses of marine life thriving close to the CBD. Experts say the playful visitor is likely hunting prey and shows how wildlife adapts to urban waterways.
Endangered Ganges river dolphins are thriving in Bangladesh's toxic Buriganga River, one of the world's five most polluted waterways. Despite extreme pollution that has killed off native fish, these resilient mammals continue to hunt, breed, and raise young.
Pakistan just connected two protected areas along the Indus River, creating 249 continuous miles of safe habitat for one of the world's rarest dolphins. The move protects 440 endangered Indus River dolphins and could save an entire river ecosystem.
The River Wye just became the first river in the UK to receive cross-border legal rights protecting it from pollution. The historic charter gives the 155-mile waterway the right to flow naturally, support biodiversity, and even have its own voice in official meetings.
A river once so polluted it was nearly lifeless is now a thriving ecosystem thanks to decades of conservation work. The Ottawa River Coalition is sharing lessons from one of the Midwest's most dramatic environmental comebacks.
For nearly four decades, the small town of Bluffton, South Carolina has rallied neighbors every September to clean up the May River, the waterway that defines their community. This year's event on September 19 continues a tradition that's part of the state's largest single-day water cleanup effort. #
What started as hauling washing machines out of Indiana's White River has transformed into picking up bottles and cans, proof that decades of volunteer cleanups are working. The annual community effort brings together paddlers, city workers, and neighbors to keep the state's largest river trash-free.
A motion-activated camera captured a river otter swimming along the Bronx River last June, marking the first sighting in the borough in a century. The discovery signals that decades of cleanup efforts are finally transforming one of New York City's most polluted waterways into thriving wildlife habitat.
Thirteen beloved UK swimming spots, including a historic stretch of the River Thames, are being considered for official bathing water status that would trigger stricter pollution monitoring and force water companies to clean up their act. Local swimmers who've been diving into these rivers for years could soon have legal protection and guaranteed water quality testing.
Scientists discovered a brilliantly simple way to prevent dolphin deaths in fishing nets: attach recycled plastic bottles. The solution works because dolphins can detect the bottles with echolocation, giving them a chance to escape.
A revolutionary barrier system will intercept plastic waste in one of the Philippines' most polluted rivers before it reaches Manila Bay. The Dutch nonprofit believes stopping ocean plastic starts upstream, where just 1,000 rivers carry 80% of the world's river-to-ocean pollution.
When Nicole Isaacs saw a dolphin bleeding from parasites off the Los Angeles coast, she jumped in despite being pregnant. The dolphin rolled over and held still, seemingly understanding she was there to help.
When 21 dolphins stranded on a County Kerry beach, locals, visitors, and police joined forces in an urgent rescue effort. Working together, they managed to save 12 dolphins and return them safely to the sea.
Scientists captured the first video evidence of bottlenose dolphins using empty seashells to scoop up fish, a rare hunting technique spotted on opposite coasts of Australia. Even more remarkable, a young calf was filmed copying its mother's tool use, suggesting dolphins may pass down this clever fishing method through generations.
Two elusive dolphin species rarely seen near shore were photographed in the same day off Port Macquarie, giving scientists valuable new data. The stunning images of Risso's and pantropical spotted dolphins will help researchers learn more about these mysterious deep-water creatures.
Six people are safe tonight after Atlanta Fire Rescue pulled off a daring river rescue on the Chattahoochee. When recreational plans turned dangerous, trained responders jumped into action.
A dolphin in Western Australia carried her deceased calf for 11 days while her pod stayed close, possibly the longest mourning period ever documented in dolphins. The remarkable footage reveals how deeply these intelligent creatures experience grief.
Brazil just protected 2.5 million acres of ocean to save some of the world's rarest dolphins and ancient fossils. Only 500 Lahille's bottlenose dolphins remain on Earth, and they now have a safe home.
The Yangtze River's fish population has tripled just five years into a decade-long fishing moratorium that relocated 200,000 fishermen with full support. The $2.7 billion restoration is reversing 70 years of ecological damage to one of the world's mightiest rivers.
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