Ganges Delta trees are found in these areas. The delta region has mangrove trees. It is estimated that 30,000 chital ("Axis axis") are in the Sundarbans part of the delta. Birds found in the delta include kingfishers, eagles, woodpeckers, the shalik ("Acridotheres tristis"), the swamp francolin ("Francolinus gularis"), and the doel ("Copsychus saularis"). Two species of dolphin can be found in the delta: the Irrawaddy dolphin ("Orcaella brevirostris") and the Ganges river dolphin ("Platanista gangetica gangetica"). The Irrawaddy dolphin is an oceanic dolphin which enters the delta from the Bay of Bengal. The Ganges river dolphin is a true river dolphin, but
Endangered species Endangered Species List. Actions have been taken to attempt reduction in whaling and increase population sizes, including prohibiting all whaling in United States waters, the formation of the CITES treaty which protects all whales, along with the formation of the International Whaling Commission (IWC). But even though all of these movements have been put in place, countries such as Japan continue to hunt and harvest whales under the claim of "scientific purposes". Over-hunting, climatic change and habitat loss leads in landing species in endangered species list and could mean that extinction rates could increase to a large extent in the