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Rare dolphin found dead in river conservation area in Myanmar
YANGON, Nov 8, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – A rare dolphin has been found dead in
Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady River conservation area, the official Global New Light
of Myanmar reported Thursday.
A fisherman found the dead female dolphin floating in the waters between
Mandalay and Kyaukmyaung with a stone tied to its tail on Tuesday.
Reported on the case, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) said the
dolphin might have died after getting caught in a fishing net and the string
found tied to its tail is normally used in fishing nets, assuming that
someone tried to sink the dolphin’s carcass after it died.
The dolphin measures about 2 meters in length and 1.2 meters in
circumference.
According to the WCS, the population of dolphin in Ayeyarwady stands at 76
with 26 scattered between Mandalay and Kyaukmyaung areas, 37 between Male
village and Shweku and 13 between Hsinkhan and Bhamao.
The dolphin conservation area was expanded in August to include the 100-km-
long stretch of water from Katha township in northwestern Sagaing region to
Shwegu township in northernmost Kachin state.
BSS/XINHUA/FI/ 0918 hrs