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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 vaquita wasn’t discovered until 1958. Now, nearly 70 years later, the entire species is on the verge of disappearance. ... There are only 10 or fewer vaquitas left in the world. ©Paula ...
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 ...
This is a list of the native wild mammal species recorded in Mexico.As of September 2014, there were 536 mammalian species or subspecies listed. Based on IUCN data, Mexico has 23% more noncetacean mammal species than the U.S. and Canada combined in an area only 10% as large, or a species density over 12 times that of its northern neighbors.
What exactly it was feeding on remains a mystery, but lanternfish and hatchetfish are common in these areas, so it is possible that they are part of the Rice's whale diet. [4] During nighttime hours, the whale spent 88% of its time within 15 meters (49 ft) of the surface, with occasional dives between 30–150 meters (98–492 ft) below the ...
Leo DiCaprio’s Nat Geo Doc Exposes Porpoise Killings
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 ...