The Indus River Dolphin is a unique species of freshwater dolphin found only in the Indus River of Pakistan. It is one of the most endangered species of dolphins in the world, with an estimated population of only 1,200 individuals. The Indus River Dolphin is an important part of
The Indus river dolphin is a freshwater dolphin in the family Platanistidae. It is endemic to the rivers of the Indus basin in Pakistan and northwestern India. It was the first discovered side-swimming cetacean. In Pakistan, it occurs in the Indus River, where five small sub-populations are separated by irrigation barrages. In India, a very small isolated population at a very high risk of extinction lives in the Beas River. It is the national mammal of Pakistan and the state aquatic animal of Punjab, India.