Myanmar: Fishermen’s Friends: Dolphins under Threat in Myanmar, but Eco-Tour Group Works to Save Them

Nov 14, 2019 | Marissa Carruthers, South China Morning Post
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U Aung Thinn is one of about 60 remaining cooperative fishermen who work alongside the small pocket of Irrawaddy dolphins along this stretch of the Irrawaddy River close to Mandalay. The latest WWF count in February recorded 76 dolphins in Myanmar, where they are classified as critically endangered by the IUCN. Worldwide, they are also classified as endangered, with only about 3,000 of the species estimated to remain.