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An older female dolphin found dead in Sambok village in Kratie province’s Chitr Borei district on December 22, about 500m from the Kampi dolphin site. Photo supplied
Female dolphin found dead in Kratie province
Wed, 23 December 2020
A member of a fishing community found the carcass of an older female dolphin in Sambok village in Kratie province’s Chitr Borei district on December 22, about 500m from the Kampi dolphin site.
Mok Ponlok, director of the provincial Fisheries Administration, said on December 23 that the female dolphin weighed 201kg and was 2.3m in length. It had previously been tagged by scientists and was identified as dolphin ID-95, an animal that was known to be living in the Kampi dolphin conservation zone.
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For Immediate Release, December 22, 2020
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Jennifer Molidor, (707) 888-9261, jmolidor@biologicaldiversity.org
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For Immediate Release, December 21, 2020
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