In its heyday in the 1920s, the fabled Irrawaddy Flotilla Co. transported millions of passengers each year along the Irrawaddy River in Myanmar (formerly Burma) with a fleet of more than 600 vessels.

An orphaned Irrawaddy dolphin rests in the arms of its caretaker at the Marine Endangered Species Veterinary Hospital in Rayong, Thailand. Photograph By Sirachai Arunrugstichai/Getty On Myanmar’s ...

The latest-born dolphin calf was seen at the Kampi dolphin pool in northeast Kratie province's Chetr Borei district by a research team of the ...

Three endangered freshwater dolphins have died within 10 days of each other, alarming conservationists in Cambodia. The death of a third healthy dolphin in such a brief period indicates "an ...

Dams and reservoirs are the leading contributors to connectivity loss in global rivers. WWF is advocating for rivers to be valued and the focus turned to alternative renewable energy sources like ...

NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar (Burma), September 30, 2011 (ENS) – Myanmar President Thein Sein today announced that the Myitsone Dam on the Irrawaddy River would be halted “to respect the will of the people.” ...

Indonesia’s fisheries ministry is working with a conservation NGO to draw up plans prohibiting fishing gear considered dangerous to critically endangered Irrawaddy dolphins in the Mahakam River in ...

Six days after cyclone Nargis tore through Burma, Mya Hen wandered the banks of the Irrawaddy River, searching for firewood. As he picked up kindling scraps, he barely glanced at a pair of bloated ...