Cambodia logs second newborn rare dolphin in 2024

File photo of the first dolphin calf born in 2024 spotted swimming with six adults in the Anlong Kampi Irrawaddy Dolphin Conservation Zone in Kratie province on Feb 11. - MAFF

PHNOM PENH: Another newborn Mekong Irrawaddy dolphin was sighted on Wednesday (Feb 14) morning, bringing the number of newborn dolphin calves in Cambodia to two so far this year, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said in a news release.

The new calf was spotted at the Kampi dolphin pool in northeast Kratie province's Chetr Borei district by a team of researchers from the Fisheries Administration and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).