Tiny Mexican porpoise near extinct from fish nets

The vaquita, a tiny stubby-nosed porpoise found only in Mexico's Sea of Cortez, is on the brink of extinction as more die each year in fishing nets than are being born, biologists say.

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Keywords: PORPOISE, CONSERVATION, ENDANGERED SPECIES

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Related Topics: Marine Mammals, Mexico, Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

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