Deadly Collision Claims 67 Lives in U.S. Air Disaster | At Least 30 Dead and Many Injured in Stampede at Maha Kumbh Mela in India | Cambodia's Future Leaders Celebrated as Prime Minister Hun Manet Speaks at Asia-Europe University Graduation | The National Bank of Cambodia and Central Bank of Madagascar seal a partnership to enhance bilateral economic cooperation. | Minister of Health Delivers Lecture on Leadership and Innovation on "Methods of Critical Thinking – Part 2" | BREAKING: Takeo Provincial Court President Dismissed for Premature Release of Murder Convict | BREAKING: Samdech Hun Sen Announces Absence from Senate Plenary Session After Positive COVID-19 Test |
Deadly Collision Claims 67 Lives in U.S. Air Disaster | At Least 30 Dead and Many Injured in Stampede at Maha Kumbh Mela in India | Cambodia's Future Leaders Celebrated as Prime Minister Hun Manet Speaks at Asia-Europe University Graduation | The National Bank of Cambodia and Central Bank of Madagascar seal a partnership to enhance bilateral economic cooperation. | Minister of Health Delivers Lecture on Leadership and Innovation on "Methods of Critical Thinking – Part 2" | BREAKING: Takeo Provincial Court President Dismissed for Premature Release of Murder Convict | BREAKING: Samdech Hun Sen Announces Absence from Senate Plenary Session After Positive COVID-19 Test |

A New Dolphin Calf Found in Kratie's Kampi Pool

PHNOM PENH: A new-born dolphin calf has been spotted at Kampi deep pool in Sambok commune, Chetr Borei district, Kratie province, according to Mr. Ouk Vibol, Director of Department of Fisheries Conservation of the Fisheries Administration.

During the population survey of Irrawaddy dolphins in the Mekong River in 2022, the research team of the Fisheries Administration and WWF found a new-born dolphin calf swimming together with a group of adult dolphins between 8 and 10 individuals in Kampi water deep pool of Kratie province on April 22, 2022, he said.

It is the 2nd calf recorded during the period of the first four months in 2022, underlined the director.

In order to ensure that this dolphin calf is to survive to adulthood in the population, the Fisheries Administration called on local fishermen to participate in protecting this animal and immediately stop illegal fishing practices, especially gill net and electro-fishing.

The Mekong’s Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris) is listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List.

In 2021, an estimated number of 95 dolphins were recorded in the Mekong River in Cambodia, up from 93 in 2020 and 89 in 2019, pointed out a report of the Department of Fisheries Conservation.



Related News