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Islamabad: Rescuers in southern Pakistan are scanning canals to rescue around two dozen endangered grey dolphins that strayed from their freshwater habitat, officials said. “We have rescued three dolphins,” Adnan Hamid, deputy conservator from the provincial wildlife department told dpa on Wednesday. He said that dolphins had strayed around 70 kilometers from their habitat in search of food in Dadu canal, in Sindh province. At least 27 dolphins had strayed and ended up in busy canals. The species is the second-most endangered freshwater dolphin in the world. They are known as blind dolphins as they are incapable of forming clear images on their retinas, but can sense light. International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed these animals as “endangered” on their red list of threatened species. (dpa)
