Dwindling numbers: The Irrawaddy dolphin is classified as an endangered species. — AP
THE last known freshwater Irrawaddy dolphin on a stretch of the Mekong River in northeastern Cambodia has died, apparently after getting tangled in a fishing net, wildlife officials said.
The aquatic mammal was found dead on Tuesday on a riverbank in Stung Treng province near the border with Laos, Cambodia’s Fisheries Conservation Department said in a post on its Facebook page on Wednesday.
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