num_pages: 160
description: This compilation brings together current information on the status of Asian freshwater cetacean populations, the factors that have caused their recent declines, and what can be done to improve their chances for survival. Includes papers on water development issues, the Yangtze River Dolphin (Baiji), the Ganges River Dolphin (Susu), and porpoises. In the final section, five papers address methods of studying freshwater cetaceans.
language: English
title: Biology and Conservation of Freshwater Cetaceans in Asia
titlecomplete: Biology and Conservation of Freshwater Cetaceans in Asia
publisher: World Conservation Union