California harbor porpoises critically endangered – Nature

2023-08-07 09:05:00

For the first time in its history, the scientific committee of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) before a species becomes extinct. In the Gulf of California in Mexico there are only regarding ten specimens of the California harbor porpoise, the IWC announced on Monday. Only the consistent implementation of a ban on gillnets in their natural habitat can prevent the extinction of the extremely rare marine mammals – also known as vaquitas.

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