Hope for Mekong dolphins as Cambodia numbers increase https://phys.org/news/2024-07-mekong-dolphins-cambodia-minister.html

"The number of #dolphins has risen to more than 100 in #Cambodia... #IrrawaddyDolphins—small, shy creatures with domed foreheads and short beaks—once swam through much of the mighty #Mekong, all the way to the delta in #Vietnam. But their population in the river has dwindled to just 89 in 2020... In the first six months of this year, eight new #dolphin calves were recorded"

Hope for Mekong dolphins as Cambodia numbers increase: Minister

The number of Mekong dolphins has risen to more than 100 in Cambodia, the agriculture minister said Monday, raising a glimmer of hope for the endangered mammals.

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