PHNOM PENH (AFP) – Cambodian leader Hun Sen on Thursday cancelled a law he created just two months ago to protect critically endangered Mekong dolphins as the mammals continue to die from illegal fishing activities.
The population of Irrawaddy dolphins in the Mekong River has dwindled from 200, when the first census was taken in 1997, to just 89 in 2020 largely due to illegal fishing and habitat loss.
More details in Friday’s Borneo Bulletin.
