File photo from 2019 shows Irrawaddy dolphins swimming in the Mekong River in Kratie province, northeast Cambodia. The species is considered endangered. Xinhua/WWF-Cambodia via Getty Images ...

Cambodia’s Mekong dolphin is dying despite efforts to save it The dolphin’s decline is a stark illustration of the global biodiversity crisis and the challenges of conservation.

Cambodian premier Hun Sen on Monday ordered the creation of conservation zones on the Mekong river to protect critically endangered dolphins, after three were killed by fishing nets and lines last ...

PHNOM PENH: A rare Mekong River Irrawaddy dolphin has been found dead after being entangled in fishermen's illegal gillnets in northeast Cambodia, the Fisheries Administration said in a statement ...

Dams and climate change are among the threats facing Southeast Asia's famed Mekong River. Cambodia is scrapping plans for two new dams, but is it enough to save the river's biodiversity?

Mekong Irrawaddy dolphins swim in the Mekong River in Kratie province, Cambodia, on March 8, 2025. The Mekong Irrawaddy dolphins have been listed as critically endangered on the International ...

PHNOM PENH – A rare Mekong River Irrawaddy dolphin has been found dead after being entangled in fishermen’s illegal gillnets in north-east Cambodia, the Fisheries Administration said in a ...

Irrawaddy dolphins could disappear from the Mekong river if action is not taken soon. That's the message from the World Wildlife Foundation (WWF), having conducted 11 studies of dolphin populations in ...

A Mekong River dolphin appears on the Mekong River at Kampi village, Kratie province, northeast of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on March 17, 2009. Heng Sinith/Associated Press ...

FILE – A Mekong River dolphin appears on the Mekong River at Kampi village, Kratie province, northeast of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on March 17, 2009. Three endangered freshwater dolphins have died ...