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Vaquitas Extinction
September 4 , 2025
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- Mexico’s poor enforcement of law led to the impending extinction of the vaquita porpoise, with just 10 remaining worldwide.
- Illegal gillnet fishing targeting totoaba fish in the Gulf of California is the main threat, as vaquitas get caught unintentionally in these nets.
- Despite a fishing gear ban since 2020, enforcement in Mexico remains weak, with fishing activities continuing at previous levels.
- The vaquita porpoise (little cow in Spanish), is the world’s most endangered marine mammal discovered in 1958.
- It is listed as Critically Endangered in IUCN Red List.
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