Cooperation with China crucial for protecting rare Mekong River dolphins: Cambodian official

STORY: Cooperation with China crucial for protecting rare Mekong River dolphins: Cambodian official DATELINE: July 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:21 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Khmer): PHAY SOMANY, Deputy director of fisheries conservation, Cambodia's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 2. file: various of the Mekong River dolphins swimming in the Mekong River in Cambodia 3. file: various of tourists sightseeing dolphins in the Mekong River 4. aerial view of the Mekong River STORYLINE: A senior Cambodian official has said that cooperation with China is essential for helping protect critically endangered Mekong River Irrawaddy dolphins in Cambodia. 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. SOUNDBITE (Khmer): PHAY SOMANY, Deputy director of fisheries conservation, Cambodia's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries "The Mekong