Khulna
At the end of my last day in the Sundarban’s I shared a hired car with Manish and headed about an hour west to my next destination, Khulna. Manish attends Khulna University here, and I will be following him over the next few days to learn more about his life and research here.
The "Dolphin House"
Khulna is also where the “Dolphin House” of the BCDP is
located. This location serves as
a home base for the other students, researchers and volunteers that work for
this group, including doctoral student, Zahangir
Alom who I get the chance to interview today.
Zahangir has been investigating habitat characteristics of the areas where the Ganges river dolphins are found in the Sundarbans, such as what types of fish are found there, or what are the preferred salinities where this dolphin is found? It is important to understand what characteristics are preferred by this species so that conservationists will understand better which areas are the most important for its continued survival.
At the end of my last day in the Sundarban’s I shared a hired car with Manish and headed about an hour west to my next destination, Khulna. Manish attends Khulna University here, and I will be following him over the next few days to learn more about his life and research here.
The "Dolphin House"
Khulna is also where the “Dolphin House” of the BCDP is
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BCDP "Dolphin House",
Khulna, Bangladesh
(JLewis, TDRF)
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Zahangir has been investigating habitat characteristics of the areas where the Ganges river dolphins are found in the Sundarbans, such as what types of fish are found there, or what are the preferred salinities where this dolphin is found? It is important to understand what characteristics are preferred by this species so that conservationists will understand better which areas are the most important for its continued survival.
 Zahangir Alom, doctoral student working with BCDP in Khulna, Bangladesh (JLewis, TDRF) |
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