Famous Irrawaddy dolphins face extinction

Harmful fishing practices in Thailand are pushing the rare Irrawaddy dolphin, an aquatic mammal known scientifically as Orcaella brevirostris, toward extinction here in southern Thailand – according to the Southern Marine and Coastal Resources Research Center and a team of Irrawaddy dolphin researchers and watchers. The aquatic animals live in Southeast Asia’s freshwater areas and estuaries, and are critically endangered according to the World Wildlife Fund.