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A team of experts, who conducted a postmortem on the 2.35 m-long aquatic mammal, is sending the viscera to the Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Bareilly to confirm the cause of death, said veterinary doctor R C Jatav. He is leading the team of doctors on ghariyal deaths.
The team also claimed that the cause of death was different from that of the ghariyals.
Rajiv Chauhan of the Society for Conservation of Nature, an Etawah-based social organisation,said that several dolphins could be spotted at the confluence of the Chambal and Yamuna rivers till recent but sightings were rare now due to ecological disturbance. He added the presence of dolphins proved that a lot more needs to be done to preserve the natural habitat of endangered species.
“The dead dolphin, which was about 40 years old, had been lying on the river bank for the last four days. The cause of death has not yet been ascertained,” he added. Experts who conducted the postmortem, said the cause of death could not be ascertained as the dolphin’s body was rotting and in a bad shape.
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