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New Mekong Dam a Go, and a Blow to Endangered Megafishes? (National Geographic)

Quoted: The Mekong is unique among the world?s large rivers because “the fish diversity is extremely high, the diversity of migratory species is extremely high, and human dependence upon these species for fisheries is extremely high,” said Peter McIntyre, a freshwater conservation expert at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.