Posted by: Sandy Steinman | January 8, 2024

An endangered river dolphin finds an unlikely savior: fisherfolk

NPR reports

An unlikely citizen scientist is helping to save an endangered dolphin that lives in Pakistan’s Indus River. He’s a fisherman who cannot read or write.

Using his battered mobile, Sikander Ali calls a Pakistan representative of the World Wildlife Fund for Nature whenever he sees a river dolphin, which he says is happening more often.

Read more at  Endangered dolphin finds an unlikely savior: fisherfolk : Goats and Soda : NPR

 


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