Despite its gargantuan size, but also because of it, the giant catfish lives a tenuous existence in the murky waters of its native river, Southeast Asia’s Mekong, where its numbers have ...

Six Mekong giant catfish, a critically endangered species, in Cambodia were recently spotted and caught within the span of a week, giving scientists and locals hope that conservation efforts may ...

Conservationists are celebrating the discovery and release back into nature of six highly endangered Mekong giant catfish in Cambodia. The bumper catch in the Mekong River Basin has boosted hopes ...

The river catfish may be overshadowed by its famed cousin, the Mekong giant catfish, which shares the same river system in Southeast Asia. But this less celebrated species is a remarkable fish in ...

Electronic tagging has revealed crucial Mekong fish corridors at risk of being severed by upcoming dam projects.

In the middle of July 2013, WWF researchers reported that a Giant Ibis nest was found a few kilometres inland from the Mekong River, by a local villager, thus making this the first documented nest ...

(Right) Local fisherman help researchers weigh a captured catfish. Images courtesy of FISHBIO. The Mekong, the longest river in Southeast ... Additionally, a giant freshwater whipray (Urogymnus ...