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The Race to Save the Vaquita, the World’s Most Endangered Marine Mammal
There are fewer than 100 vaquitas left, and it's all due to the illegal poaching of a fish that lives in the same waters.This is the vaquita. A porpoise species up to five feet in length, it's characterised by its small size, pale grey colour, and the dark rings around its eyes and mouth that make it look as if it’s smudged its make-up in its native waters of the Gulf of California. It’s a cutie. It’s also the most endangered marine mammal in the world.
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