Vaquita porpoise

  • It is the world’s smallest cetacean and the most endangered marine mammal.
  • Recently, the United States Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) said that Vaquita porpoise is nearing extinction.
  • It has the smallest range of any whale, dolphin or porpoise, and only lives in a small 1,500 square-mile area in Mexico’s upper Gulf of California, near the town of San Felipe.
  • It has a rounded head and black patches around its mouth and eyes and measures up to five feet in size.
  • It has been listed under the IUCN Red List as ‘Critically ....
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