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Fishing Cats: The Famed Fish-Loving Felines of Southeastern…

The Fishing Cat (Prionailurus viverrinu) may look a lot like the housecat we all know and love, but it possesses a surprising skill set that Read More…
Tagged Under wildlife
January 17, 2020 • Freshwater Biodiversity

The bronze featherback: a freshwater that can also live in…

by Chhut Chheana / USAID Wonders of the Mekong In Khmer this fish is called Trey Slat, its scientific name is Notopterus notopterus, and its Read More…
December 18, 2019April 6, 2020 • Freshwater Biodiversity

The Fluctuating Fish of the Tonle Sap

Systems that experience flood pulses are often dynamic hotspots of biodiversity, and as such  can contribute great economic and cultural Read More…
Tagged Under Cambodia, fish diversity, research paper, Tonle Sap
November 26, 2019November 27, 2019 • Cambodia, Freshwater Biodiversity, Research

Characteristics of the Beardless Barb

by Chhut Chheana / USAID Wonders of the Mekong Wonders of the Mekong Project would like to introduce to you a type of freshwater fish that Read More…
Tagged Under Fish Species Profiles, migratory fish, Wonders of the Mekong
October 10, 2019April 6, 2020 • Freshwater Biodiversity

These fishes are being reared and released in the Mekong…

These photos show a Black-Spotted Catfish (Pangasius larnaudii) and a Giant barb (Catlocarpio siamensis) being tagged and released after Read More…
Tagged Under Cambodia, conservation, giant barb, Mekong giant catfish, Wonders of the Mekong
October 1, 2019April 6, 2020 • Freshwater Biodiversity, Uncategorized

Introducing the Bonylip Barb

by Chhut Chheana – USAID Wonders of the Mekong The Wonders of the Mekong Project would like to introduce to you a type of freshwater fish Read More…
Tagged Under Fish Species Profiles, migratory fish, Tonle Sap
September 16, 2019April 6, 2020 • Freshwater Biodiversity

Caring for one thousand rare Asian giant softshell turtles

by Bran Sinal I work to conserve the Asian giant softshell turtle Pelochelys cantorii, which was thought to be extinct from Cambodia Read More…
Tagged Under conservation, education, endangered species, Mekong Conservation Heroes, outreach, softshell turtle, turtles
June 27, 2019July 16, 2019 • Cambodia, Freshwater Biodiversity, Mekong Conservation Heroes

Teaching turtle conservation to local children to influence…

by Bran Sinal A group of local and international conservation scientists partnered with local Buddhist monks from the 100 Pillar Pagoda Read More…
Tagged Under conservation, education, endangered species, Mekong Conservation Heroes, outreach, softshell turtle, turtles
April 27, 2019August 15, 2019 • Cambodia, Freshwater Biodiversity, Mekong Conservation Heroes

Irrawaddy River Dolphins – A River Legend

Legends tell of a goddess who lived in the Yangtze River in China. The goddess in these tales is really the Baiji (Lipotes vexillifer), a Read More…
Tagged Under Cambodia, dolphin, Laos
February 20, 2019February 20, 2019 • Freshwater Biodiversity

Valuing the Mekong’s Seasonal Wetlands

Wetlands are more than a meeting of land and water – they are complex systems where humans, wildlife, and environmental processes interact. Read More…
Tagged Under Cambodia, ecosystem services, forests, video, wetlands
January 14, 2019February 2, 2019 • Ecosystem Services, Freshwater Biodiversity
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