GANNANG: They are blind and someone with eyes took aim and shot down the creature that has an association with humans in many ways.
There are many movies where the creature is depicted in a role that is caring and friendly and at times protective.
Reports reaching from Balochistan where the dead mammal was found have left many in a shock and how this could happen to a creature that meant no harm.
Indus dolphins are on the list of endangered species and once abundant in Indus, they are faced with multiple threats of habitat loss, overfishing and contamination.
They lost their eyes due to murky waters and they move in water with the phenomenon called ‘Ecolocation’.
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Junior the grandson of former prime minister with the same name who was hanged in 1979 made a law for the protection of the specie also known as ‘Bulhan’ in the local language, Sindhi.
His grandson, animal rights activist, in his video message, was heartbroken and sad.
He requested the perpetrator of the crime to have mercy as killing the Bulhan is like killing a part of Sindh.
Dolphin hunting was banned by former Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto in 70’s and this law exists to date.
The grief-stricken Junior Bhutto hoped for a kinder society terming the creature a very special one.
The specie has two rows of teeth and due to their blindness, they hold special place globally and are loved and adored.
