A new dolphin calf was found by research team on Oct 2. - WWF
PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): A research team from the agriculture ministry’s Fisheries Administration and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) on Oct 3 confirmed a sighting of a new Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris) calf, estimated to be two weeks old. The specimen was photographed on Oct 2.
The photograph was taken when the research team spotted the calf swimming with four adult dolphins during a survey of the dolphin habitat area 3km upstream of Kampi deep pool in northern Kratie province’s Sambor district, according to a WWF social media post.
