Mekong’s Irrawaddy dolphins find cautious hope amid a river in crisis

Mongabay
Sep 17, 2026, 4:59 pm111 ptsTrending
KAMPI, Cambodia — At nine in the morning, the sun beats down on the Mekong River as Heang Koeurn turns off the motor of his boat and bobs on the water. He has done this every morning for 11 years, and he still leans forward the same way when he waits: elbows on his knees, eyes scanning the water for a gray…

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