Mekong dolphin found dead
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Mekong dolphin found dead
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Five dolphins dead, but only one born this year. That's hardly enough to maintain the dolphin population.A 200kg Irrawaddy dolphin was found dead at the border between Stung Treng province and Laos, bringing the dolphin death toll for 2015 to five, authorities said yesterday.
Villagers in Koh La Ngor, in Preah Rom Kel commune, discovered the carcass on April 1, according to Dieb Bora, provincial deputy chief of fisheries in Stung Treng.
“We were surprised when it was found dead like this,” he said, explaining that the cause of death appeared to be old age rather than illegal poaching or explosives used in fishing, as the body was devoid of bruises or wounds.
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The dolphin was one of just six estimated to be in that stretch of the Mekong, and is one of 28 to have died since 2011, according to the conservation group WWF. Just seven were born last year, and one more calf has been born in 2015.
The death occurred just two weeks after WWF voiced concerns over the high rate of death for the species, especially during the dry season when water levels fall. With just 85 Irrawaddy dolphins believed to remain in the Mekong, the rare creatures have become an important part of the tourist industry the region.
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As long as the Mekong mice keep staying alive, we're all groovy.
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I heard it mistook some herion for cocaine it tried to buy from a tuk-tuk driver.Mekong dolphin found dead
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