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- Progress protecting Mekong River dolphins undermined by proposed dams
- Jan 2017 update on the decline of the Vaquita
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- Latest SMM Taxonomy Committee List of Marine Mammal Species Includes Several Species-level Changes
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Category Archives: Vaquita
Vaquita on the verge of extinction
TweetCIRVA (Comité Internacional para la Recuperación de la Vaquita) met again in April 2017, just 5 months after the committee’s last meeting. The meeting report, which was officially released today at the IWC Scientific Committee meeting in Slovenia, points out … Continue reading
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Jan 2017 update on the decline of the Vaquita
TweetAs noted in the 16 December 2016 posting on this site, CIRVA (Comité Internacional para la Recuperación de la Vaquita) met in November to update its findings and recommendations concerning vaquita science and conservation. The meeting report, which was officially … Continue reading
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Update on the Vaquita
TweetIn June 2016, we reported that the survey conducted in September–December 2015 had shown that only about 60 vaquitas were left (as detailed in the CIRVA-7 report). Despite valiant efforts by the Mexican government and NGOs, it clear that illegal … Continue reading
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‘Extinction Is Imminent’: New report from Vaquita Recovery Team (CIRVA) is released
TweetAnalyses of visual sightings and acoustic detections of vaquitas during the range-wide survey last September-December have now been released, suggesting that only about 60 of these tiny ‘desert porpoises’ remain on the planet. And, despite an unprecedented effort by the … Continue reading
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New film – “In search of Vaquita”
TweetAn excellent new film, called ‘Almas del Mar Vermilion: En Búsqueda de la Vaquita Marina‘ in Spanish, which describes the story of the vaquita, its decline and its conservation is available at this link: https://vimeo.com/166899979 and with English subtitles: https://vimeo.com/166852669
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Stronger protection needed to prevent imminent extinction of Mexican porpoise vaquita, new survey finds
TweetOnly about 60 vaquitas remain in the Gulf of California, according to a report presented this week to Mexico’s Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources and the governor of Baja California. This represents a decline of more than 92% … Continue reading
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Vaquita Update: Three documented deaths in one month, not good
TweetThree dead vaquitas were discovered and examined in the northern Gulf of California (Mexico) in March 2016: (1) a floating carcass found by researchers from the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in the Vaquita Refuge area on 4 March, (2) a … Continue reading
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December 2015 Vaquita Update
TweetMembers of the International Committee for the Recovery of the Vaquita (CIRVA) attending the Society for Marine Mammalogy’s Biennial Conference in San Francisco took the opportunity to meet briefly on 16 December 2015. It was largely an informational meeting where participants received brief updates on several issues, including … Continue reading
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Update on Vaquita Survey
TweetThe following news article provides an update on the vaquita survey which just ended: http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/nov/28/search-vaquita-gulf-california/?st
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Vaquita sightings on Mexican Expedition inspire hope
TweetArticle prepared by Lorenzo Rojas-Bracho and Barbara Taylor, Chief Scientists of Expedicion Internacional Vaquita Marina 2015. The Government of Mexico has commissioned a new survey to find out how many vaquitas remain at the start of the emergency 2-year gillnet … Continue reading
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