THE BIRD OF THE RIVER NEEDS YOU!!!!
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FUN FACTS
The Mekong freshwater stingray lives in the Mekong river. The Mekong river is in Thailand. The biggest one ever caught was 450 kilos! They live only in the very few non-polluted rivers of the Mekong!!! The Mekong stingray is very sensitive to pollution! They eat river shrimp and small fish. Shrimp eat phytoplankton.
THREATS
Humans are selling their food!!!! So that means humans are taking their food away. They are almost extinct because of overfishing and pollution! They have no natural predator. Some people even plan to dam the Mekong river!
HOW TO HELP
How to help the Mekong stingray is to go to WWF (World Wildlife Fund) to adopt a tiger!! Also, don’t go fishing for fun. Only go fishing when you need to! Don’t smoke because it pollutes the air! Don’t litter because when it rains it will wash into the river.