Irrawaddy dolphins continue to decline
The Indo-West Pacific Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris) inhabits coastal areas and rivers in South and Southeast Asia. The global population, listed as Critically Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, has declined by 50% over the past two decades (1) and recently became locally extinct in Vietnam’s Sekong, Sesan, and Srepok Rivers (1). In February, the last Irrawaddy dolphin in the Mekong River in Laos was found dead, entangled in gillnets (2, 3). The remaining... Читать дальше...