Tag: Mekong
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Cambodia wants to protect Mekong dolphins
Registered on the list of endangered species, the dolphins of the Irrawaddy are victims of fishing. Their population has drastically declined in recent years. Cambodia has taken a new step…
The world’s largest freshwater fish swims in the Mekong
A fisherman has caught the largest freshwater fish known to date in the Mekong in Cambodia. The man lost a giant freshwater stingray weighing almost 300 kilograms (Urogymnus polylepis) online,…
A 300 kg monster caught in the Mekong
A fisherman has accidentally caught the largest freshwater fish ever caught. It is a line of four meters for 300 kilos. He had gone to tease the fish in the…
Several hundred giant tortoise babies released in the Mekong
Several hundred Asian giant tortoise babies were released into Cambodia’s Mekong River on Monday to mark World Turtle Day. A victim of poaching and illegal collection of its eggs for…
Monkey, frog, gecko…: 224 species discovered in 2020 in the Greater Mekong
Despite global warming and logging, nature still manages to surprise with its richness. According to a WWF report, 224 new species were discovered in 2020 in the Greater Mekong region…