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Bangkok Post – One-fifth of Mekong River fish species face extinction, report says

A Mekong giant catfish is seen on a boat in the Tonle Sap River, Cambodia, on Oct 21, 2002. (Photo: Zeb Hogan USAID Wonders of the Mekong Handout via Reuters)

Unsustainable development threatens the health and diverse fish populations of the Mekong River, with one-fifth of fish species in Southeast Asia’s main artery facing extinction, a report by conservation groups said on Monday.

The Mekong, stretching nearly 5,000 kilometres from the Tibetan Plateau to the South…

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