Fishing nets killed rare river dolphin

14 November 2019
The Phnom Penh Post
Animals
Irrawaddy dolphins / Provincial Tourism Department / World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

Kratie’s provincial Department of Tourism on Tuesday said an illegal fishing net caused the death of an endangered Irrawaddy dolphin in the province’s Sambok village. Rangers spotted the 110kg carcass of a female floating in the sea around 2.27m from Anlong Preah Sang. “We all are saddened by the loss of the dolphin. A 30m-long fishing net was found tangled with its tail and its carcass was bloated with a foul stench emitting from it,” the provincial Tourism Department said on social media. ...

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https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/fishing-nets-killed-rare-river-dolphin

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