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The vaquita (/ v ə ˈ k iː t ə / və-KEE-tə; Phocoena sinus) is a species of porpoise endemic to the northern end of the Gulf of California in Baja California, Mexico.Reaching a maximum body length of 150 cm (4.9 ft) (females) or 140 cm (4.6 ft) (males), it is the smallest of all living cetaceans.
The International Whaling Commission released its first ever extinction alert to raise awareness surrounding the decreasing vaquita porpoise population.
The critically endangered vaquita, the world's smallest porpoise and native to Mexico's Gulf of California, has been imperiled by illegal gill net fishing for an endangered fish called the totoaba ...
Sea of Shadows is a 2019 documentary about environmental activists (Sea Shepherd), the Mexican Navy, marine scientists and undercover investigators trying to prevent the extinction of the vaquita, a species of porpoise and the smallest whale in the world, by pulling gillnets, doing research, and fighting back Mexican cartels and Chinese mafia who are destroying ocean habitats in their brutal ...
Range Size Picture Bowhead whale: Balaena mysticetus Linnaeus, 1758: LC: 10,000 60 t (66 short tons) Genus Eubalaena Gray, 1864 – three species Common name Scientific name IUCN Red List status Global population estimate Range Size Picture North Atlantic right whale: Eubalaena glacialis Müller, 1776: CR: 350 40–80 t (44–88 short tons)
Activities associated with cocaine trafficking threaten two-thirds of the most important landscapes in Central America for 196 forest bird species, including 67 migratory species.
The reason as to why the Rice's whale restricts itself to such a small habitat range remains unknown. [17] There were a few live sightings in the western Gulf outside the core habitat, including one sighted off the coast of Texas that was genetically confirmed as a Rice's whale via biopsy. Acoustic surveys off western Louisiana in 2019 also ...
Analysts point out that the Fed is unlikely to take a dovish stance in early 2025, which could keep Bitcoin in a lackluster trading range. Inflation data further complicates the picture.