Samarinda, Oct. 1 -- The Environment Ministry (KLH) is elaborating on a rapid action plan to save the Irrawaddy Dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris), which is currently critically endangered, with only around 60 dolphins remaining in the Mahakam River, East Kalimantan.

"The animal must be conserved, which requires strong and integrated cross-sector collaboration, involving the Marine Affairs and Fisheries Ministry (KKP), the Transportation Ministry, the Public Works Ministry, local governments, and local communities," said an official of KLH, Inge Retnowati, in Samarinda on Wednesday.

The rapid action plan focuses on concrete implementation in the field, such as regulating water transportation in the core habitat of the dolphin, especially i...