Sink or swim: Irrawaddy dolphins 'on the brink' in South
Overfishing, development and inbreeding are killing off the critically endangered species in Songkhla Lake _ one of only a handful of freshwater populations of the mammal worldwide
- Published: 30 Dec 2012 at 00.00
- Newspaper section: Spectrum
'The dolphins killed by fishing nets can be easily identified because of the wounds on the their bodies," Santi Ninwat says.
CASUALTY OF CARELESSNESS: Left, the carcass of an Irrawaddy dolphin is recovered from Songkhla Lake after it became trapped in a fisherman’s net.
A marine biologist at the Southern Marine and Coastal Resources Research Centre, Mr Santi has been studying the Irrawaddy dolphin population in Songkhla Lake since 2007.
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