Four rare Irrawaddy dolphins born so far in Cambodia this year, no deaths reported

A fourth newborn dolphin calf has been spotted in Kratie province, bringing the Mekong River dolphin population to 108. -- Agriculture ministry of Cambodia via Phnom Penh Post/ANN

PHNOM PENH (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): This Wednesday's discovery of a newborn Irrawaddy dolphin has brought this year’s total births to four. No deaths of the rare species have been reported in 2025.

The fourth calf was identified in between the Kampi and Chroy Banteay dolphin pools, in Kratie province’s Sambok commune of Chitrabori district, by a research team from the Fisheries Administration (FiA) and WWF Cambodia, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.