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Pod of rare Irrawaddy dolphins spotted in Satun

March 11, 2025

Residents and visitors surprised and delighted at catching sight of dolphins frolicking in Tha Chin canal

Sixth dolphin calf sighting in Cambodia a cause for celebration

March 27, 2024

A sighting of the sixth Mekong Irrawaddy dolphin calf born in Cambodia this year has been confirmed, with officials describing the number of births so far in 2024 as “special”.

Endangered Irrawaddy dolphin found dead, further reducing Songkhla Lake population

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2024

A group of environmentalists devoted to protecting whales in Thailand announced on Sunday that one of the “last 14” Irrawaddy dolphins in the Lake of Songkhla has been found dead.

First Irrawaddy dolphin calf spotted this year in Cambodia

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Researchers from the Fisheries Administration (FiA) and the World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF) Cambodia have reported the discovery of a 2-day-old Irrawaddy dolphin calf swimming in the Kampi deep pool in Kratie province. This was the first dolphin calf to be recorded this year.

Thailand’s tourism recovery puts 4 marine species back on extinction watchlist

SATURDAY, APRIL 08, 2023

Covid-19 devastated Thailand’s tourism industry, but the deserted beaches were a lifeline for four species of marine mammals threatened with extinction in Thai waters.

Third Mekong River dolphin found dead in a single week

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2022

The Global Fund for Nature and World Wide Fund for Nature Cambodia (WWF) have called on authorities to step up night and day patrols of dolphin conservation areas and prevent illegal fishing, as a third Mekong Irrawaddy dolphin carcass was discovered in the span of one week.

3 rare species spotted in upper Gulf of Thailand

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Members of the Marine and Coastal Resources Department trawling the Gulf of Thailand spotted three very rare species off the coasts of three provinces.

Thailand adds Irrawaddy dolphins to ‘reserved’ list as extinction beckons

SATURDAY, MAY 14, 2022

Irrawaddy dolphins will be listed as a reserved species – the highest class of protection for animals in Thailand – after only 14 of them were found in the latest survey of Songkhla Lake.

School of rare dolphins spotted frolicking in Trat

TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 2022

Eight rare Irrawaddy dolphins were spotted frolicking in the Gulf of Thailand off the coast of Trat’s Laem Ngop district on Monday.

Irrawaddy dolphin carcass washes ashore in Rayong

TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2015

A 142cm-long carcass of an Irrawaddy dolphin swept ashore at Mae Pim Beach in Rayong's Klaeng district yesterday.

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