PHNOM PENH, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- A newborn Mekong River Irrawaddy dolphin has been spotted, becoming the first newborn calf recorded in Cambodia in 2025, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said in a news release on Friday.

The dolphin calf was seen on Thursday at a dolphin pool in northeast Stung Treng province's Siem Bouk district by a research team of the Fisheries Administration and the World Wide Fund for Nature.

"This baby dolphin was found swimming alongside a pod of six other adult dolphins," the news release said. "This is the first baby dolphin born in 2025."

In 2024, the Southeast Asian country registered a total of nine newborn dolphin calves, with three deaths.

The Mekong River Irrawaddy dolphins have been listed as critically endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species since 2004.

According to the news release, it is estimated that there are approximately 105 Irrawaddy dolphin populations living along a 180-km main channel of the Mekong River in northeast Stung Treng and Kratie provinces. Enditem

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