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The dam will make the Mekong catfish extinct
The dam construction on the main stream in the lower Mekong region may become a threat to the survival of the catfish species, one of the largest and rarest freshwater f…
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Discover more frog species in Vietnam
Singing tree frog is one of 36 new species that scientists discovered in Vietnam.
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Mekong river dolphins are protected
The decision to set up the Mekong Irrawaddy dolphin conservation area was approved at the Cambodian government's weekly meeting yesterday. With a length of 180km, it str…
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Irrawaddy dolphin conservation effort in the Mekong River
On January 12, the Cambodian government, along with a number of international organizations, announced the conservation of the Mekong Irrawaddy dolphin, which is at high…
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Dolphins on the Mekong River are about to become extinct
Across the Mekong River, there are only about 85 individual Irawaddy dolphins, which are threatened with extinction. Recent research results from the International Fund…
Animal world
Sent to giant gold catfish
A British fishing enthusiast set a new world record after catching albino catfish weighing up to 88.2 kg and 2.4 meters long at the Ebro river, near Barcelona, Spain. .
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Giant fish of the Mekong River
The maximum volume of Mekong catfish reaches 300 kg, while the maximum length of freshwater rays is up to 5 m.
Animal world
There will be no tigers in Asia
The number of tigers in the Mekong basin, including Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, has been alarmingly reduced from 1,200 (1998) to only about 350 (2010).
Animal world
Discovered 3 new animals in Vietnam
National Geographic Magazine (USA) reported that scientists from the International Fund for Nature Protection (WWF) announced the discovery of more than 145 new species…
Animal world
Many new species were found in the Mekong and Papua New Guinea rivers
On October 6, scientists simultaneously announced the discovery of hundreds of new species in the Mekong region and in Papua New Guinea in the Pacific Ocean.
Animal world
Discovered 163 new species in the Mekong region
After a period of synthesis, a working environmental research group for the International Nature Fund (WWF) has just announced 163 new species discovered last year in th…
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Discovering many new species in Vietnam
New 163 species have been discovered in the Mekong region in the past year, WWF said, of which many species are in danger of extinction because of habitat destruction.
Animal world
Find more than 1,000 new species in the Mekong Subregion
According to a report recently published by WWF, among 1,068 species newly discovered in the Mekong Sub-region from 1997 to 2007, there is the largest huntsman spider in…
Animal world
Freshwater fish 'become fine'
In the hands of biologist Zeb Hogan is a taimen - a giant member of the salmon family discovered in the Mongolian river. As the project leader 'Megafishes', Hogan called…
Animal world
Discovered a rare turtle in Cambodia
Scientists from the International Conservation Organization (CI), the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Cambodian Ministry of Fisheries said they have arrested and relea…