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Read the passage carefully and review the statement based on it. Officials stated that the Punjab government, with the help of WWF-India, is planning its first organized population census for the conservation of the Indus River Dolphin, one of the world's rarest mammals. It is found only in certain river stretches of India and Pakistan. In India, it is found in a 185 km stretch of the Beas River from Talwara to Harike Barrage in Punjab. Officials from the Department of Forests and Wildlife Preservation, Punjab, and WWF-India will gather data on the dolphin population during a workshop. According to experts, the Indus Dolphin is a subspecies that thrives where there is sufficient water flow and clean water. In the Sutlej river, they were found decades ago, but river pollution caused their local extinction. This blind species of dolphin communicates on the basis of echolocation, similar to bats. It is one of the species of dolphins found in freshwater habitats worldwide. Statement: The first organized census of the Indus Dolphin population was planned to gather data for their conservation. Select the most suitable option below.