Environment Resilient Animals

Endangered river dolphin species’ numbers on the rise

Efforts to remove fishing gear in the Mekong River over the last decade have helped their numbers grow.

Once believed to number in the thousands, the dolphins of the Mekong River were devastated by war, hunting, and indiscriminate net fishing.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/04/irawaddy-river-dolphin-population-biggest-20-years/

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