Dam ‘dire for dolphins’
Construction of the Don Sahong hydropower project in southern Laos is likely to decimate an already dwindling population of critically endangered Mekong dolphins, according to a World Wildlife Fund science brief published today. About 85 dolphins inhabit a deep-water pool restricted to a stretch of the Mekong River mainstream that runs through northeastern Cambodia – an area that will witness intense industrial activity if the dam moves forward, WWF-Cambodia country director Chhith Sam Ath said. …
Amelia Woodside
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