The WWF reports that construction of a dam on the Mekong River between Cambodia and Laos could spell the end for the last 85 Irrawaddy dolphins. Construction on the Don Sahong dam, which is being spearheaded by Mega First Corporation Berhad, is scheduled to start within a few months. The heavy construction would be extremely damaging to the dolphins as their sensitive hearing would be devastated by the explosives used to excavate the large amounts of rock.
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