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