Conserving dolphins in the Mekong River: the complex challenge of competing interests

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Beasley, Isabel;Marsh, Helene;Jefferson, Thomas A.;Arnold, Peter
Helene Marsh
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[Extract] Attempts to conserve the critically endangered population of Irrawaddy dolphins (Orcaella brevirostris) (Owen in Gray, 1866) inhabiting the lower Mekong River (Fig. 15.1) are an example of the challenge of conserving endangered species in complex economic, political, and social situations. This Irrawaddy dolphin population is small, declining, and facing numerous threats to its survival. The subpopulation inhabiting the Mekong River was classified as critically endangered by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) in 2004 (Smith and Beasley, 2004).

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The Mekong: biophysical environment of an international river basin

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978-0-12-374026-7

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