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Six new calves offer hope amid ongoing threats to Cambodia’s Irrawaddy dolphins

Cambodia’s population of critically endangered Irrawaddy dolphins has increased to an estimated 118 individuals since the confirmed birth of six calves this year. They were born along a 120-kilometer (75-mile) stretch of the river in Kratie and Stung Treng provinces, in the country’s northeast. Conservation officials say the births are a strong sign that the […]

Six new calves offer hope amid ongoing threats to Cambodia’s Irrawaddy dolphins

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