Odisha is home to 765 dolphins

Irrawaddy dolphins. REPRESENTATION PIC/ISTOCK

The number of Irrawaddy dolphins in Odisha's Chilika Lake remains unchanged at 159 in the latest census, officials said on Wednesday.

The count of the species in the brackish water lagoon was 159 in 2025, too, they said. Besides the Irrawaddy dolphins, Chilika also recorded 16 humpback dolphins.

In 2025, the lake had reported 15 humpback dolphins. In all, 765 dolphins of six species were sighted along the Odisha coast.

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