Cambodia records third newborn rare dolphin in 2024


The third Mekong Irrawaddy Dolphin calf found near the Kampi deep pool dolphin protection area in Kratie province on Feb 23. - MAFF

PHNOM PENH: Another newborn Mekong Irrawaddy dolphin has been spotted, raising the number of newborn dolphin calves in Cambodia to three so far this year, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said in a news release on Thursday (Feb 29).

The new calf was sighted on Feb 23 near the Kampi dolphin pool in Kratie province's Chetr Borei district by a team of researchers from the Fisheries Administration and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

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