The original version of this article, by Joshua Zaffos, appeared on Yale Environment 360. In the sleepy northern Thai border town of Huay Luk, a community leader, Pornsawan Boontun, still remembers the day when villagers netted a Mekong giant catfish more than a decade ago. The fish weighed 615 pounds, and it surprised everyone since the … Continue reading Life on Mekong Faces Threats As Major Dams Begin to Rise