A team from the Fisheries Administration (FiA) and World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF) Cambodia spotted an Irrawaddy dolphin calf at the high point of the Anlong Kampi Irawaddy dolphin conservation area in Kratie province – the first calf to be sighted there this year.
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Dith Tina has advised the Fisheries Administration (FiA) to devise a clear strategy to efficiently address the challenges involved with dolphin conservation, aside from banning all fishing in dolphin pools because of the threat it poses to the endangered animals.
The Global Fund for Nature and World Wide Fund for Nature Cambodia (WWF) have called on authorities to step up night and day patrols of dolphin conservation areas and prevent illegal fishing, as a third Mekong Irrawaddy dolphin carcass was discovered in the span of one week.
An Irrawaddy dolphin which was recently found dead brought the number of deceased specimens to almost ten this year. This has raised concerns about the unprecedented rise in cases in the recent years.
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