10 Mekong River dolphins recorded dead this year

Ten critically endangered Mekong River dolphins were recorded dead in Cambodia in 2022, a conservationist group has said.

The latest death was an adult female aged between seven and 10 years old, weighing about 85kg, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF)-Cambodia said in a press release Friday, adding that the Irrawaddy dolphin’s carcass was discovered floating in the Mekong River in Kratie province on Thursday by a local citizen.