Rare Mekong River dolphins luring more visitors to Cambodia


Kratie province in Cambodia is a good place for dolphin watching. — Cambodia WWF

PHNOM PENH: The critically endangered Mekong Irrawaddy dolphins have been attracting more domestic and foreign tourists to northeast Cambodia's Kratie province, generating substantial income for local communities, a tourist police official said.

Considered a national living treasure by the Cambodian government, the rare dolphins have been listed as critically endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species since 2004.

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