It's hard to imagine that there are people in the 21st century still living in stilted teak and bamboo homes, their livestock grazing nearby as they wash clothes or bathe in the river, taking clay ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An orphaned Irrawaddy dolphin rests in the arms of its caretaker at the Marine Endangered Species Veterinary Hospital in Rayong, ...

The Myanmar government has expanded the Irrawaddy Dolphin Protected Area, initially spanning 74 kilometers (46 miles) of the Irrawaddy River, to include a 100-kilometer (62-mile) stretch of the river.

WHY IT RATES: As river cruises increase in popularity, travelers should be aware of unique river cruise experiences in Vietnam, Myanmar and Cambodia with Rainforest Cruises. -Alex Temblador, ...

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.

Numbers of the endangered Irrawaddy dolphin in the Mekong River have risen from 80 in 2015 to 92 in 2017, according to WWF-Cambodia. The WWF team has found other signs of improvements in the Mekong ...

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.” ...

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 ...

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 ...