Small mammals stranded by hydropower dams die out surprisingly fast: Study

The Chiew Larn reservoir in southern Thailand looks like it’s been part of the landscape for millennia. Ancient limestone karst cliffs rise from its waters, and emerald-hued forested islands dot its surface. But the 165-square-kilometer (64-square-mile) reservoir is entirely man-made, formed in 1987 when the government of Thailand built a hydropower dam and flooded the […]

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