Mexico’s Rapidly Dwindling Vaquita Population

By MELISSA T. CASTRO It’s a species that’s rarely heard of, even more rarely seen, and soon it won’t be seen at all. The vaquita porpoise is the world’s most rare marine mammal, and with estimated numbers plummeting to about 30, it is on the brink of extinction. Considering the estimated numbers of vaquitas in 2008 was at 567, there
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