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Cambodia records 1st rare Mekong River dolphin death in 2023

Photo released on Oct 23, 2020, shows Irrawaddy dolphins swimming in the Mekong River in Kratie province, northeast Cambodia. (Photo: World Wildlife Fund)

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 on Wednesday.

The 2.38-metre-long male dolphin, 160 kilogrammes in weight and aged about 20, was spotted dead on Sunday morning in the Mekong River in the Stung Treng province, said the statement.

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