A 661-pound stingray caught in the Mekong was tagged and tracked. The data is giving scientists new insight into a fragile ecosystem. By Rachel Nuwer Researchers may have solved a big mystery ...

BANGKOK, March 4 (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 ...

Mekong River 'Ghost Fish' Found After Being Declared Extinct Published Oct 22, 2024 at 2:04 PM EDT Updated Oct 22, 2024 at 7:49 PM EDT By Lilith Foster-Collins News Reporter ...

Nearly 400 species only just discovered in Asia’s Greater Mekong region could soon become extinct due to loss of habitat caused by human activity, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) warned in a ...

A giant 661-pound stingray was caught in a remote fishing village on the shores of the Mekong River in Cambodia, making it the heaviest freshwater fish ever documented, researchers said Monday.

The threatened fish of the Mekong River are inching closer extinction, according to a new report that cites piling pressures on the waterway. Though the situation is serious, conservationists say ...

[1/3]Local fishermen stand with a rescued 180-kilogram and 4-meter long giant freshwater stingray hooked by a fisherman's net at the Mekong River, in Stung Treng province, Cambodia May 5, 2022.

The Mekong River carves a vast aquatic lifeline through Asia. Rising in glacial streams high in the Tibetan plateau, the river morphs as it tumbles south through rocky ravines, steep-sided valleys ...

The Mekong River is more than the sum of its nearly 3,000 miles. It’s one of the world’s most valuable waterways and has been vital to political power in Southeast Asia for centuries. As a ...

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii — Leaders, scientists and engineers from the Mekong region and the United States are joining together to address increasing challenges over water security and river ...

Saving the Mekong delta from 'drowning' Policy must address drivers, not just symptoms, of subsidence Date: May 6, 2022 Source: Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment Summary: Southeast Asia ...