The cat’s cradle was a tight rail hub. Rescuers had the ultimate catch-and-release experience after saving a monster Mekong River catfish that became trapped inside a flooded train station in ...

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 ...

Rescuers saved a 100 kg Mekong giant catfish that had swam out of the river into a flooded train station in Thailand. A team of volunteers from Uttaradit Songkroh Foundation were on their way to ...

Its habitat, the Mekong River, is home to more megafish than any other river, including the Mekong giant catfish and giant freshwater stingray. However, the future of these river giants remains ...

A giant fish in Asia’s Mekong River that scientists believed to be extinct has been spotted three times after almost 20 years, according to a new study. The “ghost’ fish,” a large salmon ...

WWF, with an environmental grant from the U.S. Embassy, is undertaking a new study to determine the viability of tagging and satellite tracking the enigmatic and iconic Mekong giant catfish, and other ...

The Mekong River ecosystem is home to several other endangered species, such as the Mekong giant catfish and giant freshwater stingray. Scientists call for a comprehensive conservation strategy to ...

The untamed, roaring currents of the mighty Mekong have long enchanted ... Included in the river’s rich ecosystem is the giant catfish, which can grow to up to 3 metres in length and weigh ...

A 300kg (661lb) stingray caught in the Mekong river in Cambodia is the biggest freshwater fish ever documented, scientists say. It unseated the previous record-holder, a 646lb (293kg) Mekong giant ...

The Sayabouly dam is the first of the 11 proposed lower Mekong river mainstream dams to be critically assessed ... causing the likely extinction of critically endangered Mekong giant catfish. A ...

How can we save the ‘world’s most important’ river? 13-foot-long stingray found in deep hole in Mekong River 13-foot-long stingray found in deep hole in Mekong River Giant 'Swamp King' Fish ...