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It also, according to Wonders of the Mekong, indicates "spawning activity" in the Mekong River after 25 years of conservation work by the group in collaboration with the local community and fisheries.
[9] [11] According to a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) report, the Xayaburi Dam would drive the already critically endangered Mekong giant catfish (Pangasianodon gigas) to extinction. [28] Because the Mekong is a complex ecosystem that hosts the most productive inland fisheries in the world, the stakes are high for the construction of such a dam.
Landlocked Laos doesn't have the famous beaches of its neighbors to attract tourists, but instead relies on the pristine beauty of its mountains and rivers and historical sites to bring in visitors.
Mekong river Jeremy ventures to the Mekong River in Cambodia after receiving a disturbing report of a bloody attack by a toothy predator that has sliced clean through a young man's testicle, similar to the pacu and golden dorado attacks he previously investigated. This river is said to harbour more giant fish than anywhere else in the world and ...
The Mekong or Mekong River (UK: / m iː ˈ k ɒ ŋ / mee-KONG, US: / ˌ m eɪ ˈ k ɔː ŋ / may-KAWNG) [1] [2] is a transboundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia.It is the world's twelfth-longest river and the third-longest in Asia [3] with an estimated length of 4,909 km (3,050 mi) [3] and a drainage area of 795,000 km 2 (307,000 sq mi), discharging 475 km 3 (114 cu mi) of water ...
The Mekong River system. The Mekong River, one of the world's major rivers, drains into the South China Sea. It is the 11th-longest river in the world, and the 12th-largest by volume (discharging 475 cubic kilometres (114 cu mi) of water annually). Its estimated length is 4,880 kilometres (3,030 mi), and it drains an area of 810,000 square ...
Vietnam's Mekong Delta region, which produces more than half the country's rice, endures a prolonged lack of rain combined with saltwater intrusion in early 2020. Five provinces have declared an emergency after drought surpassed the record level of year 2016. [1]
Streaker at the Super Bowl LV in Tampa. One of the reported 22,000 fans let into today’s game, in spite of COVID-19, made his way onto the field , forcing CBS to cut away from coverage for a bit.