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What is a vaquita?
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Quick Answer
A vaquita is a very small porpoise found only in the northern Gulf of California. It is one of the world’s rarest marine mammals.
The Full Story
The vaquita is endemic to a small part of Mexico’s Gulf of California and is easily recognized by dark rings around its eyes and mouth. It was described scientifically in 1958. The species has declined sharply because it gets caught in gillnets, especially those used illegally for totoaba fishing. Conservation efforts continue, but the vaquita remains critically endangered and exceptionally hard to observe in the wild.
Key Facts
1.Small porpoise endemic to the Gulf of California
2.Described scientifically in 1958
3.Threatened mainly by gillnets
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