Environmental groups are asking for information, but there is absolutely no doubt that giving the go-ahead to construct a dam at the proposed Sambor site would be a catastrophe for the remaining Cambodian Mekong dolphins.

Sambo Hydro Dam Info Urged

Youth groups and environmental activists have requested the government release the latest documents concerning the proposed Sambo hydroelectric dam in Kratie province, amid lingering concerns of the possible environmental damage the dam may cause.

The dam, if constructed, will be the largest in the country and will likely affect the critically endangered Mekong River dolphin as well as lead to the eviction of some 2,000 local residents, said Hun Vannak, leader of Social and Environmental Protection Youth (SEPY).

“If the government’s response to the data is to approve the project, we will request for the clear impact study. But now, we just want to know whether this project will be built because it will affect many citizens, as well as being a Kampi [Mekong River dolphin] site.”
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/30164/ ... nfo-urged/

More here in a more complete article from the PPP on the questions raised by the proposed dam:
Activists call for info on dam
Tue, 27 September 2016
Touch Sokha and Cristina Maza

A group of environmental activists petitioned the government yesterday to release information about the potential impact of the proposed 2,600-megawatt Sambor dam on the Mekong River in Kratie province, which they say could displace thousands and destroy ecosystems.

Speaking after submitting the petition to the Ministry of Environment, Chum Hour, a representative of the youth group Social and Environmental Protection Youth (SEPY), said 20,000 families would be evacuated and 70,000 hectares of land flooded if the dam was completed.

“It would be the largest dam in Cambodia,” Hour said. “We are concerned that people will be evicted and that [local freshwater] dolphins will become extinct . . . we want to know if the project will really happen or not.

Full article :http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/a ... l-info-dam

It sounds very callous to say it aloud, but reintroducing the Irrawaddy dolphin would be easy enough
if the worst came to the worst.

my dear boozy, if all the irrawady doplhins were to die off, where would u find some to replace?

bolueeleh wrote:my dear boozy, if all the irrawady doplhins were to die off, where would u find some to replace?

kiwiincambodia wrote:

bolueeleh wrote:my dear boozy, if all the irrawady doplhins were to die off, where would u find some to replace?

yep, good idea,

No shortage of the little cuties in other countries ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irrawaddy_dolphin

and one could introduce manatees and dugongs and even a few saltwater crocs in Reem National Park.

And orang-utans and big ferocious komodo dragons to make rural hiking a more exciting experience ...