Study: Population of critically endangered river dolphins in Cambodia stable in last 4 years


Pic courtesy of the Straits Times/Asian News Network

PHNOM PENH, Oct 23 (Xinhua): The population of critically endangered Irrawaddy dolphins in the Mekong River in Cambodia has been stable in the last four years, according to a new census report released late on Thursday (Oct 22).

The census was conducted by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Fisheries Administration of Cambodia.

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