Jakarta, Feb. 13 -- The Indonesian Ministry of Environment is currently preparing emergency measures to save the Mahakam dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris) population, which has reached a critically endangered phase with its numbers declining drastically.

Based on the latest data as of early February, only 66 of these endemic Mahakam River mammals are estimated to remain in the wild. This situation has prompted Indonesian authorities to take concrete and decisive actions to prevent the species from slipping into extinction.

The condition of our dolphins is deeply concerning, with the population now down to approximately 66 individuals," he said following a field inspection at a Mahakam dolphin conservation area in Kutai Kartanegara distric...