Three endangered freshwater dolphins have died within 10 days of each other, alarming conservationists in Cambodia.
The death of a third healthy dolphin in such a brief period indicates"an increasingly alarming situation and the need for an intensive law enforcement be urgently conducted in the dolphin habitats," the World Wildlife Fund said in an announcement Monday.
The WWF said the body of a healthy female dolphin estimated to be between 7 and 10 years old was found floating in the river Saturday in the eastern province of Kratie. It said an examination of its carcass suggested that the dolphin, 196 centimeters long and 93 kilograms , had been hooked and wrapped in a tangle of fishing line.
The statement advocated stepping up day and night patrols to protect the remaining dolphins in conservation areas.
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