vaquita porpoise
MEXICO ANNOUNCES PLAN FOR VAQUITA PORPOISE RESERVE
03/25/2019
Update Volume
49
Update Issue
9

On March 21, the Mexican government announced that it would use buoys to mark the reserve of the vaquita porpoise in an effort to save the world's most endangered marine mammal. The Environment Department plans to provide social programs and jobs for fishing communities in the upper Gulf of California, where the species resides, and to encourage tourism, fish farms, and better fishing practices. With only roughly 10 vaquitas remaining, some environmental groups stress that more urgent measures are needed to save the species from extinction.

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