Perspective | Giant Catch in the Mekong Reveals Mysteries of Biodiversity Hot Spot
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JANUARY 10, 2023
The stingray was tagged with a tracking device and returned to the Mekong River, where its movements are informing conservation planning. Hearing the news, our team members rushed to the site from Phnom Penh, the Cambodian capital. In June 2022, fishers in Cambodia caught a giant freshwater stingray weighing 661 pounds (300 kilos).
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