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  2. Vaquita - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Extinction alert issued for Mexico's threatened vaquita porpoise

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    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 ...

  4. Mexico expedition sights only 6 to 8 vaquita porpoises, the ...

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    The number of Mexico’s critically endangered vaquita marina porpoises sighted in the Gulf of California fell to between 6 and 8 this year, researchers said Tuesday. Last year, experts on a ...

  5. Sea of Shadows - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. Only 10 vaquita porpoises remain in the wild, but ... - AOL

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    The tiny marine animal still has enough genetic diversity to survive, but illegal gillnet fishing threatens the species. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: ...

  7. Phocoena - Wikipedia

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    Image Scientific name Common name Distribution Phocoena dioptrica: Spectacled porpoise: circumpolar in cool sub-Antarctic and low Antarctic waters Phocoena phocoena

  8. Hindi Wikipedia - Wikipedia

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    Many Hindi speakers with Internet use English Wikipedia instead. Given the great geographic spread of the Hindi language, the contributors to the Hindi project live in various areas around the country. There are also prolific users whose native language is not Hindi, as Hindi is a government language in India alongside English.

  9. File:Vaquita size.svg - Wikipedia

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