Problems

The vaquita has probably always been a rare species. But in the last few decades, the small population has plummeted by about 8% per year, as gillnets set for fish and shrimp kill more porpoises than are born. The nearly-invisible gillnets trap Vaquitas and they drown. The current population is thought to be less than 245 individuals, and is declining rapidly. If prompt progress is not made, the vaquita may be extinct in a few short years. The very perilous situation of the Vaquita has been recognized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which lists it as Critically Endangered.

Courtesy of Chris Johnson, earthOCEAN

The vaquita lives only at the orange triangle!