The vaquita, a small porpoise on the verge of extinction, is still hanging in there, said scientists who had spotted about a dozen specimens of Mexico’s “panda of the sea” on an expedition in May 2023. The vaquita is the smallest of all porpoises, similar to dolphins but with shorter beaks and more rounded bodies. […]
Mexico has acknowledged that it faces sanctions from the international wildlife body CITES for not doing enough to protect the vaquita marina, a small porpoise that is the world’s most endangered marine mammal. The sanctions have not yet been announced, but they could make it difficult for Mexico to export some regulated animal and plant products like […]
Guardian: ‘There are fewer than 19 vaquita porpoises thought to be left, according to a study. In 2016, estimates of the vaquita population stood at just 30, but research published in Royal Society Open Science suggests the figure has fallen further. “Based on the uncertainty inherent in the models, the number could be as few as six,” […]