Irrawaddy dolphins fall under which Schedule of the Indian Wildlife Protection Act 1972 ........

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Irrawaddy dolphins fall under which Schedule of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972?

Schedule I

Schedule II

Schedule III

Schedule IV

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About Irrawaddy Dolphins

Irrawaddy dolphins fall under Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and mentioned in the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Endangered Species. Found in coastal areas in South and Southeast Asia, and in three rivers: the Irrawaddy (Myanmar), the Mahakam (Indonesian Borneo) and the Mekong (China). The concentrated lagoon populations are found in Chilika Lake in Odisha, and Songkhla Lake in southern Thailand.