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Vaquita Watercolor

"The Vaquita Porpoise:
A Conservation Emergency

The vaquita porpoise (Phocoena sinus) is considered by most to be the rarest and most-endangered species of marine mammal in the world. In January 2017, the population size of the vaquita was thought to be <50, based on the results of a 2015 vessel survey and acoustic study. It is the smallest of only seven species of true porpoises, and is the only one that lives in warm waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean. It is found in a tiny area in the extreme northern Gulf of California, near Baja California, Mexico.

An immediate and total removal of gillnets from the entirety of the vaquita's range can save it from extinction." 

Vaquita Watercolor
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Vaquita Watercolor

Watercolor painting of the endangered Vaquita

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