Conservationists in Indonesian Borneo are working to establish a protected area along the Mahakam River to save the remaining population of the nearly extinct Irrawaddy dolphin. The proposed ...

A trial has demonstrated that underwater acoustic pingers can keep river dolphins at a safe distance from fishing nets, preventing fatal entanglements. Fishers in the Mahakam River in Indonesian ...

For Dayaks, especially those who live in East Kalimantan, rivers are the main source of life. Local communities cannot be separated from the river, starting with the Mahakam River, the largest river ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian Minister of Environment and Forestry, Hanif Faisol Nurofiq, aims to protect the pesut dolphin, or the Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris) population in the ...