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Six rare giant catfish surface in Cambodia
AFP, Published on 14/12/2024
» PHNOM PENH — Conservationists in Cambodia on Friday celebrated the discovery of six highly endangered Mekong giant catfish in the critical Southeast Asian waterway plagued by illegal fishing, habitat loss and plastic waste.
Recover Mekong's forgotten fish
News, Published on 04/03/2024
» Fish that walk, and even ones that talk, stingrays the size of cars, minnows smaller than your fingernail, snail-eating pufferfish and ghostly salmon carp. These are just some of the 1,148 extraordinary fish species hidden beneath the surface of the Mekong river's murky waters for millennia.
Cambodian leader U-turns on rare dolphin conservation law
AFP, Published on 27/04/2023
» PHNOM PENH - Cambodian leader Hun Sen on Thursday cancelled a law he created just two months ago to protect critically endangered Mekong dolphins as the mammals continue to die from illegal fishing activities.
Cambodia records 1st rare Mekong River dolphin death in 2023
Published on 22/03/2023
» PHNOM PENH: A rare Mekong River Irrawaddy dolphin has been found dead after being entangled in fishermen's illegal gillnets in northeast Cambodia, the Fisheries Administration said in a statement on Wednesday.
Battle to save Cambodia's river dolphins from extinction
AFP, Published on 15/03/2023
» KRATIE, Cambodia: Bulging grey heads break the turbid waters of the Mekong River in Cambodia as a pod of rare Irrawaddy dolphins surfaces to breathe, drawing excited murmurs from tourists watching from nearby boats.
Lake bridge needs review
News, Editorial, Published on 24/10/2022
» The cabinet last week approved 6.6 billion baht for construction of two bridges in southern region -- one of which raises fears about its impact on rare and endangered Irrawaddy dolphins in Songkhla Lake.
Saving Songkhla's last dolphin pod
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 02/08/2022
» The last pod of 14 Irrawaddy dolphins in Songkhla Lake in southern Thailand could become extinct within eight years if a conservation plan is not implemented immediately, says the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources.
Stingray caught in Mekong believed world’s largest freshwater fish
Published on 21/06/2022
» For 17 years, Zeb Hogan, a biologist, has been searching for the world’s largest freshwater fish. On June 13, his team found it — a giant freshwater stingray, or Urogymnus polylepis.
Stingray tale harks to Mekong risks
Oped, Johanna Son, Published on 15/06/2022
» Before she helped to release a 181-kilogramme giant stingray back into the Mekong River in May, Chea Seila had only seen parts of the pancaked-shape fish before -- sliced and being sold at local markets in Cambodia.
Low dolphin population 'concerning'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/05/2022
» Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa has expressed concerns over the low population of Irrawaddy dolphins in Thailand and urged all parties to step up efforts to help protect the critically endangered species.