Aquatic Life in Peril
Home to 1,200 species of freshwater fish and 800 species of reptiles and amphibians
Illegal fishing methods and pollution put fish population in danger
Dolphins caught in illegal fishing nets and hunted for blubber for lubrication and fuel Toxic levels of pesticides, mercury (from gold mining) and other pollutants have been found in dead Irrawaddy dolphins (Orcaella
brevirostris). A recent study led by WWF recorded 92 individuals in the Mekong
Eleven dams proposed along the lower Mekong in Laos and Cambodia are endangering fish populations and ruining fisheries