Last known freshwater dolphin dies after fishing net mishap

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.