The large fish of the Mekong, some of which are revered in local cultures, face dire consequences without urgent action. Etched in the ancient temples of Angkor, the giant barb is the largest carp ...
The Mekong giant catfish is the official freshwater heavyweight champion of the world. According to the Guinness Book of Records, a nine-foot-long individual caught in northern Thailand in 2005 ...
Moreover, the dam would alter habitats downstream in Laos and Cambodia potentially having devastating impacts on wild fisheries and causing the likely extinction of critically endangered Mekong giant ...
Boontom is the leader of Ban Pak Ing, a scattering of cinder block houses and unpaved streets that reach from the precipitous west bank of the Mekong toward a quiet, well-cared-for Buddhist temple.
The region is home to some of the planet’s most endangered and charismatic wild species including tiger, Asian elephant, Mekong dolphin and Mekong giant catfish, in addition to hundreds of newly ...
Desert sand is too smooth to bind to make concrete, so sand is taken from river beds such as the Mekong A crisis is engulfing ... Extracted from the bed of this giant river in Cambodia and Vietnam ...
The recently announced multilateral framework is a welcome – but limited – check on China's expanding influence in the Mekong region. The Lancang-Mekong Cooperation leaders' meeting discussed ...