Thousands of different species live in the Mekong River, which flows for almost 5,000 ... the large catfish and making it harder for these animals to reproduce. As fewer mature fish make the ...

Conservationists are celebrating the discovery and release back into nature of six highly endangered Mekong giant catfish in Cambodia. The bumper catch in the Mekong River Basin has boosted hopes ...

The Mekong giant catfish is ... 440 pounds in only six years. They can live up to 60 years. Highly migratory, the species requires large stretches of river and very specific environmental ...

The river catfish may be overshadowed by its famed cousin, the Mekong giant catfish, which shares the same river system in Southeast Asia. But this less celebrated species is a remarkable fish in ...

Dolphins are important indicators for the health of the rivers they live in ... an immediate threat to river dolphin populations. This is especially critical in the case of the Irrawaddy dolphin ...