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Vaquita
Fewer than 10 Vaquitas remain in the entire world — making this small porpoise the rarest marine mammal on Earth. It lives only in one small stretch of ocean in Mexico, and it is being killed by fishing nets set for an entirely different animal. The situation is urgent, but there is still hope. Your mission: understand the crisis and what has to change for the Vaquita to survive.
Things to know
- •The Vaquita is the world's smallest porpoise and the rarest marine mammal, with fewer than 10 remaining.
- •It lives only in a small area of the northern Gulf of California, Mexico.
- •Vaquitas drown when they get trapped in gillnets set for totoaba fish — they are 'bycatch,' not the intended target.
- •Despite their desperate situation, Vaquitas are still reproducing — calves have been spotted — showing that recovery may still be possible.
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