Dolphin found dead

27 August 2014
The Phnom Penh Post
Environment and natural resources / Environment and natural resources policy and administration / Environmental and biodiversity protection / Land / National parks and wildlife sanctuaries / Rivers and lakes / Water resources
Ang Yang province / Fishery Administration / Irrawaddy dolphin / Mekong river

The body of a 100-kilogram Irrawaddy dolphin from Cambodia was found dead in Vietnamese territory and repatriated to its home waters yesterday, officials said.

Im Phat, deputy chief of the Fishery Administration in Takeo province’s Angkor Borei district, said two endangered freshwater Irrawaddy dolphins – fewer than 90 are estimated to still exist in the Mekong River – were reported on Saturday to have travelled from Kratie to the border province of Takeo following flooding. …

 Sen David
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