Three rare dolphins have been spotted in Bang Pakong River in Chachoengsao province, alerting the Department of Marine and Coastal Resources to send a team to monitor their safety.
Department chief Attapol Charoenchansa said the sighting came from a staff member at the IP5 company that owns a port at the mouth of the river and prompted a full-scale survey of the surrounding waters by experts from the Marine and Coastal Research Centre.
He said the team found two Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins and one Irrawaddy dolphin, adding they are all in good health and are finding plenty to eat about five kilometres further down the river. There were…