| 单词 | vaquita |
| 例句 | Yet pollution, climate change and especially overfishing — Steinbeck woefully described Japanese shrimp dredging there as a “true crime against nature” — have taken a toll, including the near-extinction of the vaquita porpoise. On Mexico’s Sea of Cortez, a voyage of discovery 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z The vaquita, a tiny porpoise that lives in the Gulf of California, is on the verge of extinction, down to as few as 30 individuals as of this writing. We Aren’t Destroying the Earth 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z Viva Vaquita, a group dedicated to saving the porpoise, says on its website that the vaquita population was estimated to be below 50 in January 2017, based on earlier study findings. Mexican President tweets DiCaprio in reply to rare porpoise plea 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z There are now fewer than 30 of the vaquita left in the wild, the foundations run by Slim and DiCaprio said in a statement. Mexico, DiCaprio and Carlos Slim craft plan to save endangered porpoise 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z In response to international pressure, Mexico last week announced an expanded protection area for the vaquita. This Mexican biologist is fighting to preserve his country’s biodiversity—and his own legacy 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z The agreement comes after years of collaboration between Sea Shepherd and the Mexican navy to protect the vaquita's reserve in the Sea of Cortes in northern Mexico. Mexico, conservation group boost efforts to save tiny vaquita porpoise 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z The vaquita lives only in the Gulf, also known as the Sea of Cortez, where as few as ten vaquitas remain. Mexican Navy hopes to expand net-snagging hooks to protect endangered vaquita porpoises 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z The 88-nation International Whaling Commission on Monday issued its first extinction for the vaquita porpoise, a species native to the northern Gulf of California off the coast of Mexico. Vaquita porpoise faces extinction, warns whaling group 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z The institution, however, said it believes that a full enforcement of the ban on gill netting in the animal's core habitat could give the vaquita "a chance of recovery." Extinction alert issued for Mexico's threatened vaquita porpoise 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z Out with the researchers, she saw a vaquita for the first time. Video and Photos Show a Tiny, Critically Endangered Porpoise Still Hanging On 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z Just 1.5 meters in length, the vaquita is tiny compared with the blue whale, the largest cetacean, which extends more than 20 meters. Mexico, conservation group boost efforts to save tiny vaquita porpoise 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z The vaquita, native to Mexico's Gulf of California, is imperiled by black market fishing for an endangered fish called the totoaba, whose bladder is highly valued in Asia for use in traditional medicine. US says Mexico failed to stop illegal wildlife trade threatening vaquita 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z With a maximum length of 5 feet, the vaquita porpoise is the smallest species within the animal order Cetacea, which contains whale, dolphin and porpoise species. Vaquita porpoise faces extinction, warns whaling group 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z "The extinction of the vaquita is inevitable unless 100% of gillnets are substituted immediately with alternative fishing gears that protect the vaquita and the livelihoods of fishers," it said. Extinction alert issued for Mexico's threatened vaquita porpoise 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z Mexico has come under increasing international pressure to enforce gill net fishing bans throughout protected vaquita habitat. Video and Photos Show a Tiny, Critically Endangered Porpoise Still Hanging On 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z The critically endangered vaquita has been imperiled by illegal gill net fishing for the fish totoaba, itself an endangered species whose bladder is highly valued in Asia. Mexico, conservation group boost efforts to save tiny vaquita porpoise 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z "This illicit trade has direct negative impacts on the survival of the vaquita." US says Mexico failed to stop illegal wildlife trade threatening vaquita 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z Fishermen in the vaquita porpoise’s habitat still illegally use gillnets, walls of netting hung vertically in the water column, in order to catch shrimp and totoaba fish. Vaquita porpoise faces extinction, warns whaling group 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z In May, the U.S. interior secretary declared that Mexico has failed to halt the illegal wildlife trade threatening the vaquita, but a trade embargo was ruled out by the U.S. government in July. Extinction alert issued for Mexico's threatened vaquita porpoise 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z “A lot of very experienced people thought that the vaquita would be gone by now,” said Kristin Nowell, executive director at Cetacean Action Treasury, a nonprofit organization dedicated to saving the vaquita from extinction. Video and Photos Show a Tiny, Critically Endangered Porpoise Still Hanging On 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z The International Whaling Commission issued in August an extinction alert for the vaquita porpoise. Mexico, conservation group boost efforts to save tiny vaquita porpoise 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z On Thursday, the government said "immediate work" was being done on an action plan to protect the vaquita. US says Mexico failed to stop illegal wildlife trade threatening vaquita 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z The trip will run from May 10 to May 26 in the Gulf of California, also known as the Sea of Cortez, the only place the vaquita lives. Mexico search set to find world’s most endangered porpoises 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z The group said the decision came in response to Mexico’s failure to protect the vaquita marina, a small porpoise that is the world’s most endangered marine mammal. Group bans some trade with Mexico over endangered porpoise 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z “While no one relishes economically painful sanctions, all other efforts to prompt Mexico to save the vaquita have failed,” said Sarah Uhlemann, international program director at the Center for Biological Diversity. Mexico sanctioned for not protecting endangered porpoise 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z The world's smallest porpoise - Mexico's critically endangered vaquita - is down to just 18 individuals in the wild, as populations have been ravaged by fishing nets. Extinction crisis puts 1 million species on the brink 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z Fishing for the totoaba has brought the vaquita to the brink of extinction because the marine mammals can get tangled in nets cast by illegal fishers. US says Mexico failed to stop illegal wildlife trade threatening vaquita 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z That was an apparent reference to Mexican fishing practices that have endangered the vaquita marina, the world’s smallest porpoise, as well as posing threats to sea turtles, dolphins and other animals. Mexico tells US it wants to keep talking on trade disputes 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z The group dedicated the Martin Sheen, a 23-meter yacht, exclusively to research, and started to conduct preliminary science missions on other vessels, including surveys of the vaquita. Can former conservation ‘pirates’ help scientists study the oceans? 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z “There is no alternative fishing gear” being offered, said Lorenzo Rojas, a marine biologist who has headed the international committee to save the vaquita. Mexico sanctioned for not protecting endangered porpoise 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z The vaquita, first described by scientists in 1958 and now deemed critically endangered, is the smallest cetacean, the group including whales, dolphins and porpoises, reaching about 5 feet long and 120 pounds. Genome study offers hope for vaquita, an endangered porpoise in Mexico’s waters 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z Sarah Uhlemann, international program director at the non-profit U.S.-based Center for Biological Diversity, said trade sanctions are crucial because without strong and immediate international pressure the vaquita could be lost forever. US says Mexico failed to stop illegal wildlife trade threatening vaquita 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z The vaquita porpoise is teetering on the brink of extinction, but scientists say DNA tests show the population is still genetically viable. Vaquita: World's most endangered sea mammal 'not doomed' 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z She was the ship’s scientist, part of a campaign by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society to study and protect the vaquita, the world’s smallest porpoise and most endangered marine mammal. Can former conservation ‘pirates’ help scientists study the oceans? 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z Then there’s the vaquita, an even more endangered species of small harbor porpoise, caught as collateral damage in nets set out for totoaba. Undercover operation to save endangered animals inspires graphic novel 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z “Because of its shy nature, there is very little known about the vaquita,” Robinson said. Genome study offers hope for vaquita, an endangered porpoise in Mexico’s waters 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z “That helps to give the vaquita a chance.” Only 8 critically endangered porpoises remain, scientists say 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z There was no reason to think the vaquita was "doomed" simply because it has small population sizes or low genetic diversity, she said. Vaquita: World's most endangered sea mammal 'not doomed' 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z Trade Representative’s Office filed a complaint against Mexico last week for failing to protect the vaquita, a critically endangered porpoise. News at a glance: New FDA chief, nighttime wildfires, and endangered koalas 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z And as vaquita numbers dwindled to just a dozen in the wild, even other animal-protection organizations stopped feeling hopeful of preserving the species. Undercover operation to save endangered animals inspires graphic novel 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z Trade Representative’s Office filed an environmental complaint against Mexico for failing to stop illegal fishing to protect the critically endangered vaquita marina, the world’s smallest porpoise. US suspends Mexican avocado imports on eve of Super Bowl 2022-02-13T05:00:00Z Scientists estimate that only about eight of the world’s most critically endangered porpoises remain in the Gulf of California, the only place where the vaquita lives, an environmental group said Tuesday. Only 8 critically endangered porpoises remain, scientists say 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z "It really comes down to our choices and actions in terms of giving the vaquita the best chance at surviving." Vaquita: World's most endangered sea mammal 'not doomed' 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z The vaquita population has dropped drastically because of entanglements in illegal fishing nets used to catch an endangered fish, the totoaba, whose swim bladder is considered a delicacy and is used medicinally in China. News at a glance: New FDA chief, nighttime wildfires, and endangered koalas 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z Trade Representative’s Office filed the first environmental complaint against Mexico Thursday for failing to protect the critically endangered vaquita marina, the world’s smallest porpoise. US files 1st USMCA environment case on Mexico over porpoise 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z Early results from this year’s vaquita survey, completed in early November, show that the animals still exist, but on a knife’s edge. Here’s the Next Animal That Could Go Extinct 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z Sea Shepherd President Pritam Singh praised the agreement, saying it “will allow for Sea Shepherd ships to return to the Upper Gulf, giving the vaquita a fighting chance of survival.” Mexico allows limited return of activists to help porpoise 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z Some had given up on saving the vaquita, thinking that even if the species could be protected from fishing pressures, the health effects of in-breeding would wipe it out. Vaquita: World's most endangered sea mammal 'not doomed' 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z “It appears that fisheries authorities want to drive the vaquita to extinction,” the expert said. Mexico abandons fishing-free zone for endangered porpoise 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z “Illegal fishing is out of control in Mexican waters, and the vaquita is paying the highest possible price,” Uhlemann said in a statement. US files 1st USMCA environment case on Mexico over porpoise 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z Since then, at least one vaquita has died in a gill net, according to advocates. Here’s the Next Animal That Could Go Extinct 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z The vaquita marina is found only in Mexico. 'Cocaine of the sea' threatens critically endangered vaquita 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z But the study, published in Science, found the vaquita is not "genetically compromised" and should be able to bounce back from near extinction, if its habitat is fully protected. Vaquita: World's most endangered sea mammal 'not doomed' 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z The group also said it is considering reducing the protection area for the vaquita, which would open up more areas to gill nets used for totoaba and other species. Groups urge pressure on Mexico to save tiny vaquita porpoise 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z “We’re glad the U.S. government is taking Mexico to task for violating its environmental obligations and threatening the vaquita’s existence.” US files 1st USMCA environment case on Mexico over porpoise 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z All gill nets are dangerous for vaquita, scientists say, but the ones used for totoaba are particularly lethal because the two species are about the same size. Here’s the Next Animal That Could Go Extinct 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z But the vaquita's days may be numbered because of illegal fishing for another protected species: totoaba. 'Cocaine of the sea' threatens critically endangered vaquita 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z But saving the vaquita will not be easy, given past tensions between conservationists and locals, and diplomatic friction over the enforcement of fishing bans by the Mexican government. Vaquita: World's most endangered sea mammal 'not doomed' 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z In March, a government body raised criticism by announcing it would consider several proposals that would almost certainly harm the vaquita. Groups urge pressure on Mexico to save tiny vaquita porpoise 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z But the plight of the vaquita marina — of which perhaps as few as 10 survive in the Gulf of California — that has made Mexico look the worst. US files 1st USMCA environment case on Mexico over porpoise 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z Barbara Taylor, a biologist with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries who has worked on vaquita conservation for decades, said the few remaining porpoises may have a predilection for avoiding nets. Here’s the Next Animal That Could Go Extinct 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z Mesh size varies with the catch, and the most perilous to the vaquita are gillnets with large mesh used for totoaba. 'Cocaine of the sea' threatens critically endangered vaquita 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z And illegal trade in a fish called the totoaba has contributed to the demise of the vaquita and other marine species, which get entangled in the nets. Vaquita: World's most endangered sea mammal 'not doomed' 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z As few as 10 vaquita may remain in the Gulf, also known as the Sea of Cortez, the only place in the world that the elusive porpoise lives. Mexico may reduce protection area for endangered vaquita 2021-02-27T05:00:00Z We are destroying the vaquita, a tiny porpoise that glides around in the Gulf of California. The Last Two Northern White Rhinos On Earth 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z The United States has already banned seafood from the Upper Gulf because of the vaquita situation and officials are considering further measures. Here’s the Next Animal That Could Go Extinct 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z "It's not easy for marine mammals to free themselves from those - the vaquita get caught," says Ms Towns. 'Cocaine of the sea' threatens critically endangered vaquita 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z Conservationists working for Sea Shepherd have been attacked several times while patrolling the vaquita refuge. Mexican fisherman 'dies after attack on Sea Shepherd conservationists' 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z The attack is the latest round in an escalating spiral of protests by fishermen who use banned gill nets in the Gulf of California, the only place the vaquita is found. Fishermen attack conservationists in Mexico, 2 injured 2021-01-01T05:00:00Z At last count, for example, only six vaquita — the world’s smallest porpoise, which are killed as bycatch in illegal fishing in Mexico that is driven by demand in China — still exist. Extinction Is Not Inevitable. These Species Were Saved. 2020-09-12T04:00:00Z As the recent rescue shows, it’s not just the vaquita that’s threatened by illegal net fishing in the refuge. Illegal net snares humpback in endangered porpoise refuge 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z Now the Mexican government is considering proposals that might gratify the fishermen, but will anger conservationists worried about the vaquita's precarious fate. 'Cocaine of the sea' threatens critically endangered vaquita 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z Sea Shepherd said the clash happened after fishing boats attacked one of its vessels in the Gulf of California, where it is working to protect the endangered vaquita porpoise. Mexican fisherman 'dies after attack on Sea Shepherd conservationists' 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z There are thought to be only between six and 20 of the vaquita porpoises left. Fishing boats shot at activists protecting rare Mexican porpoise, group says 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z The aggressions on Saturday were in the same area in which Sea Shepherd discovered a dead vaquita trapped in a gillnet last March. Conservationists attacked in refuge for Mexican porpoise 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z “It is also a sad reminder of what the vaquita deals with on a daily basis in its quest for survival.” Illegal net snares humpback in endangered porpoise refuge 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z So after the free-for-all of this totoaba season, would she bet on the vaquita surviving till next year? 'Cocaine of the sea' threatens critically endangered vaquita 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z Small cetaceans such as the vaquita and various river dolphins successfully lived alongside human fishers for thousands of years in coastal waters, estuaries, and rivers. Modern fishing methods are driving small whales and dolphins to extinction 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z The attack on Sea Shepherd activists on Saturday morning happened in what the group described as a “critical zone” where several vaquita porpoises were recently sighted. Fishing boats shot at activists protecting rare Mexican porpoise, group says 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z He also stopped compensation payments to fishermen in the Gulf of California for not using nets that threaten the endangered vaquita porpoise. Mexican environment officials protest budget cuts 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z Those nets also pose a grave risk to the vaquita porpoise, a species perilously close to extinction. Four documentaries to watch as the race to the Oscars begins 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z But progress for the vaquita will be much tougher to achieve because of the violent cartels dominating the trade. Saving the Vaquita: New Promises and New Threats 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z “This is also where we found a dead vaquita tangled in a gillnet a few months ago.” Mexican agency says gov’t must pay fishermen to save vaquita 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z In the run-up to the meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, conservationists have called for sanctions against Mexico, home to the vaquita, a porpoise on the edge of extinction with only about 19 left alive. World’s nations gather to tackle wildlife extinction crisis 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z There are fewer than 19 vaquita porpoises thought to be left, according to a study. Fewer than 19 vaquita porpoises left – study 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z “It’s not about the vaquita, it’s about what’s happening to planet Earth everywhere.” Four documentaries to watch as the race to the Oscars begins 2019-11-08T05:00:00Z “It is excellent to see these vaquitas are well fed, plump and healthy looking,” vaquita researcher Barbara Taylor said in a press release. Saving the Vaquita: New Promises and New Threats 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z Many places are disappearing or transforming before our eyes: Pacific islands succumbing to sea-level rise; the Amazon rainforest withering because of unchecked development; the Gulf of California losing the vaquita porpoise to extinction by poaching. 15 endangered travel destinations to visit in a rapidly changing world 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z The vaquita is killed as bycatch when fishers target the totoaba, a large fish whose swim bladder can sell illegally for $20,000 a kilogram in China because of its supposed medicinal properties. World’s nations gather to tackle wildlife extinction crisis 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z The vaquita population lives in an area at the upper corner of the Gulf of California in Mexico. Fewer than 19 vaquita porpoises left – study 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z Caught in these nets, both literally and figuratively, is the vaquita, considered to be the world’s smallest whale and so elusive and mysterious that some fisherman think of it as a myth. Review: Eco-crisis documentary ‘Sea of Shadows’ lives up to its sinister title 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z Next, 600 Mexican antipoaching troops are scheduled to arrive in the region soon to enforce a “zero tolerance” fishing policy in the vaquita’s habitat. Saving the Vaquita: New Promises and New Threats 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, a doomsday count on the tiny vaquita porpoise in the Gulf of California is nearing zero. One million species face extinction, U.N. report says. And humans will suffer as a result. 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z “The vaquita is really a poster child for what is happening in terms of international criminal networks and wildlife,” said Higuero. World’s nations gather to tackle wildlife extinction crisis 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z In 2016, estimates of the vaquita population stood at just 30, but research published in Royal Society Open Science suggests the figure has fallen further. Fewer than 19 vaquita porpoises left – study 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z The vaquita, which lives only in the Gulf of California, is in fact real. Review: Eco-crisis documentary ‘Sea of Shadows’ lives up to its sinister title 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z Even with the imminent arrival of Mexican soldiers, the resumption of gillnet shrimp fishing in the Gulf of California represents a major shift in vaquita conservation efforts. Saving the Vaquita: New Promises and New Threats 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z Environmentalists said Thursday the government program lacked sufficient details and stressed that more urgent measures are needed to save the vaquita from extinction. Mexico launches plan to mark vaquita porpoise reserve 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z The vaquita’s demise also illustrates the deadly role of criminals in the destruction of wildlife. World’s nations gather to tackle wildlife extinction crisis 2019-08-17T04:00:00Z The animals were known to be extremely skittish around people, and no one had ever kept a vaquita in captivity before. Capturing wild animals for study can stress them to death. Is it worth it? 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z Two Sea Shepherd patrol boats found the animal in a net Tuesday in the Gulf of California, the only place the critically endangered vaquita marina lives. Activists report probable dead vaquita porpoise in Mexico 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z Numbers of the vaquita marina fish, local to the Gulf of California, are in decline with some becoming stuck in fishing nets targeting totoaba. China targets fish swim bladder smugglers 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z It may be a sign the vaquita is holding on. Mexico says only 22 vaquita porpoises remain 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z It was the second attack in a month in the Gulf, where Sea Shepherd is patrolling against illegal nets to help save the critically endangered vaquita marina porpoise. Sea Shepherd ship attacked in Mexico’s Gulf of California 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z For three hours, the team kept the animal alive by performing the marine-mammal equivalent of CPR, but the vaquita never resumed breathing on its own. Capturing wild animals for study can stress them to death. Is it worth it? 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z The video shows some of the fishing boats carried gill nets, though they are banned within the reserve designed to protect the vaquita. Mexican fishermen attack conservation vessel protecting vaquita porpoise 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z The fishermen oppose environmentalists trying to protect the vaquita marine, the world’s smallest and most endangered porpoise. Fishermen attack Sea Shepherd vessel in Gulf of California 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z The vaquita is the world's smallest and most endangered porpoise, and lives only in the Gulf, also known as the Sea of Cortez. Scientists lobby Mexico president over endangered porpoise 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z The vaquita is the world’s smallest and most endangered porpoise, and lives only in the Gulf, also known as the Sea of Cortez. Scientists lobby Mexico president over endangered porpoise 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z A vaquita, one of the few remaining members of its porpoise species, died in 2017 as scientists attempted to capture it for a captive-breeding program. Capturing wild animals for study can stress them to death. Is it worth it? 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z The vaquita is nearing extinction due to gill nets set illegally to catch totoaba, a fish whose swim bladder commands astronomical prices because it is considered a delicacy in China. Mexican fishermen attack conservation vessel protecting vaquita porpoise 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z Some of the fishing boats carried gill nets, though they are banned within the reserve designed to protect the vaquita. Fishermen attack Sea Shepherd vessel in Gulf of California 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z But it was the illegal trade in a fish called the totoaba that pushed the vaquita to the edge of extinction. Scientists Catch Rare Glimpses of the Endangered Vaquita 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z Court of International Trade halted imports of all seafood caught with gillnets in Mexico because the practice threatens the critically endangered vaquita porpoise. The Trump administration keeps losing environmental court cases 2018-08-18T04:00:00Z To prepare, scientists looked to information gleaned from the vaquita’s cousins. Capturing wild animals for study can stress them to death. Is it worth it? 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z The incident took place in an area set aside as a vaquita refuge in the Upper Gulf of California. Mexican fishermen attack conservation vessel protecting vaquita porpoise 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z The vaquita is nearing extinction due to gill nets set illegally to catch totoaba, a fish whose swim bladder commands astronomical prices and is a delicacy in China. Fishermen attack Sea Shepherd vessel in Gulf of California 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z There is uncertainty over whether the incoming officials will commit uniformly to protecting the vaquita. Scientists Catch Rare Glimpses of the Endangered Vaquita 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z In November, experts suspended efforts to capture the few remaining vaquita porpoises in Mexico’s Gulf of California after the one they caught died quickly in captivity.. Mexico to capture threatened manatees to save them 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z “But with the vaquita population dipping ... perhaps nearing the single-digits, the timing is clearly much worse for the porpoise.” In attempt to save the rarest marine mammal, court orders a ban on Mexican seafood imports 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z The use of gill nets is banned within the reserve due to the impact upon the vaquita, a species of porpoise endemic to the Gulf of California. Mexican fishermen attack conservation vessel protecting vaquita porpoise 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z Court of International Trade on Thursday granted a motion after three environmental groups filed a lawsuit seeking a ban on seafood caught with gillnets in part of the Gulf of California, where the vaquita live. Court: Ban seafood caught with nets that harm tiny porpoises 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z “If this season they don’t control the illegal fishing, I would say it is very likely catastrophic and puts the vaquita in a dire situation,” Dr. Rojas Bracho said. Scientists Catch Rare Glimpses of the Endangered Vaquita 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z Last year, I spent six months writing about the doomed vaquita, the world’s smallest porpoise and rarest marine mammal. Opinion | Conservation isn’t winning. Extinction is. 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z To lift the ban, Mexico must meet U.S. standards, which conservationists say entail improving regulations and enforcement to ensure vaquita are not being killed in gill nets. In attempt to save the rarest marine mammal, court orders a ban on Mexican seafood imports 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z The fishermen in the Gulf, also known as the Sea of Cortez, oppose environmentalists trying to protect the vaquita marina, the world’s smallest and most endangered porpoise. Mexican fishermen attack conservation vessel protecting vaquita porpoise 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z Is “vaquita” the name of an endangered species, a clothing brand, or a type of food? Is This Clothing, Food, or an Endangered Species? Take Our Quiz. 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z The groups say shrimp and fish imported from the Gulf endanger the vaquita porpoise, which are critically endangered. Groups seek ban on Mexican seafood from Gulf of California 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z But in a story eerily similar to the vaquita, local and national politics forced local managers to all but give up on the animal. Opinion | Conservation isn’t winning. Extinction is. 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z A dismissal, it added, would provide Mexico’s regulatory authorities with more time to improve vaquita protection measures. In attempt to save the rarest marine mammal, court orders a ban on Mexican seafood imports 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z The vaquita - a very rare porpoise discovered in 1958 - and the Javan rhino are most in danger of going the same way. Reality Check: Will this be the next extinct creature? 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z One of Earth’s most spectacular creatures is heading towards oblivion, along with the vaquita dolphin, the Javan rhinoceros, the western lowland gorilla, the Amur leopard and many other species whose numbers are today declining dramatically. Should we give up half of the Earth to wildlife? 2018-02-17T05:00:00Z With drums, chimes and a carved vaquita skull, hundreds of people made their way through a downtown Mexico City park. Mexicans hold mournful procession for endangered porpoise 2018-02-17T05:00:00Z But they called off the effort after a captured vaquita died in a pen. Seven from 2017: ScienceInsider’s look back at hot stories of the year 2017-12-31T05:00:00Z He and other fishermen insist that the gill nets they use to catch shrimp and other small fish are not strong enough to entrap the much larger vaquita. In attempt to save the rarest marine mammal, court orders a ban on Mexican seafood imports 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z Nets set for totoaba frequently catch the highly endangered vaquita marina, the world’s smallest porpoise. Mexican traffickers now shipping endangered fish meat 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z The drone belonged to the U.S. conservation group Sea Shepherd, which has two ships in the northern part of the Sea of Cortez as part of an effort to save the critically endangered vaquita porpoise. Poachers shoot down anti-poaching drone in the Gulf of California – LA Times 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z Shortly after that, a second vaquita was caught but died a few hours after capture. Vaquita porpoise facing extinction after £3m rescue plan abandoned 2017-12-02T05:00:00Z But a vaquita calf captured on 18 October soon showed signs of stress and was released, and on 4 November a female vaquita died within hours of being captured. New Delhi smog, death-sentence appeal and a porpoise setback “We are not the killers of the vaquita.” In attempt to save the rarest marine mammal, court orders a ban on Mexican seafood imports 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z It says that “these tiny porpoises do not respond well to the stress of capture, and not a single additional vaquita should be deliberately put in danger in this way.” Calls for end to Mexico’s capture of endangered porpoise 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z The vaquita porpoise, a small, comically cute animal that has drawn international attention to the region, claims the Gulf of California as its sole habitat. Poachers shoot down anti-poaching drone in the Gulf of California – LA Times 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z The vaquita caught on Saturday was a mature female and it was the first animal of reproductive age captured by the project. Rare porpoise dies after rescue effort 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z “Despite the heroic efforts of the veterinary team, the vaquita did not survive.” Mexico says endangered vaquita porpoise died in captivity 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z The vaquita is the world’s smallest porpoise and is found only in the gulf, which is also known as the Sea of Cortez. Activists blame Mexican government for near-loss of porpoise 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z Likely measuring between 1.2- and 1.5-meters long, the dolphin was about the same size as today’s vaquita, the world’s smallest and most endangered cetacean, and it likely foraged in shallow, near-shore waters. This ancient dwarf dolphin may have slurped its food like a walrus 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z The vaquita have been inadvertently caught in nets that poachers use to catch the endangered totoaba fish. Poachers shoot down anti-poaching drone in the Gulf of California – LA Times 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z Mexico's government says it plans to use dolphins trained by the US Navy to try to save the world's most endangered marine species, the vaquita porpoise. Vaquita porpoise: Dolphins deployed to save rare species - BBC News 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z In late October, researchers captured a vaquita calf but quickly freed it because it was showing signs of stress and was too young to survive without its mother. Mexico says endangered vaquita porpoise died in captivity 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z This week, DiCaprio and Nieto met with Mexico’s richest man, Carlos Slim, to sign a memorandum of understanding to protect the vaquita porpoises from extinction and assist fishermen in becoming more sustainable. Fishing Ban Strives to Protect the World's Rarest Marine Mammal This action is a critical step towards ensuring that the Gulf of California continues to be both vibrant and productive, especially for species like the critically endangered #vaquita. Analysis | The Energy 202: Seven former heads of Energy renewables office balk at Trump budget 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z Fishermen are not after the vaquita, but the animals can get trapped in the nets set out to catch totoaba, whose swim bladders can be sold for $20,000 per kilogram, according to Watson. Poachers shoot down anti-poaching drone in the Gulf of California – LA Times 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z Fewer than 30 vaquita porpoises remain on the planet. Arab nations cut ties to Qatar, deepening rift in Persian Gulf 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z Mexico’s environment secretary, Rafael Pacchiano, tweeted a photo of the vaquita in a net sling late Saturday, saying: “This is a great achievement that fills us with hope.” Mexico says endangered vaquita porpoise died in captivity 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z The agreement includes a permanent ban on gillnets, in addition to the retrieval of all abandoned “ghost” nets within vaquita habitat. Fishing Ban Strives to Protect the World's Rarest Marine Mammal Two decades ago, 600 vaquita marina splashed in these turquoise waves. Fewer than 30 vaquita porpoises remain on the planet. Is it too late to save them? 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z The vaquita marina species are found only in the Gulf of California, a world heritage site that sits between the Mexican mainland and the Baja peninsula. Rare Mexican porpoise faces 'imminent extinction' - BBC News 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z And once spotted, a vaquita must be safely captured and transported to the proposed holding site, north of San Felipe on the west coast of the gulf. Last-ditch attempt to save world's most endangered porpoise gets go-ahead 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z One of the world’s three surviving northern white rhinos will soon become an endling, as will one of the thirty surviving vaquita porpoises, down from sixty just last year. What Do You Call the Last of a Species? 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z Nieto responded on Twitter, promising that Mexico was committed to protecting the vaquita, as well as other endangered species. Fishing Ban Strives to Protect the World's Rarest Marine Mammal The vaquita is the world’s smallest porpoise, with the smallest geographical range of any marine mammal: Its entire habitat is a third of the size of Los Angeles County. Fewer than 30 vaquita porpoises remain on the planet. Is it too late to save them? 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z Campaigners believe the immediate survival of the vaquita depends on the Mexican government extending and strengthening the ban. Rare Mexican porpoise faces 'imminent extinction' - BBC News 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z The vaquita team hopes to learn from these experiences, but much is uncertain. Last-ditch attempt to save world's most endangered porpoise gets go-ahead 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z With its petite size and dark smudges around its eyes, the snub-nosed vaquita could be in a cartoon. Donald Trump, ‘Moonlight,’ Warren Buffet: Your Evening Briefing 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z The fund said Monday that “the only way to save the vaquita from extinction is for the Mexican government to immediately and indefinitely ban all fisheries within its habitat.” Experts: Fewer than 30 vaquita porpoises remain 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z They say they view the vaquita as a small but powerful symbol. Fewer than 30 vaquita porpoises remain on the planet. Is it too late to save them? 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z The vaquita, a small porpoise found only in Mexico’s Gulf of California, now faces extinction, scientists say in a report published today. World’s most endangered marine mammal down to 30 individuals 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z US Navy-trained dolphins and their handlers will participate in a last-ditch effort to catch the last few dozen of Mexico’s vaquita porpoises to save them from extinction. Last endangered Mexican porpoises to be rounded up by US Navy-trained dolphins 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z Now the versatile sea mammals and their San Diego-based trainers are preparing for an unprecedented challenge: locating some of the few surviving vaquita porpoises in Mexico’s Upper Gulf of California. Navy dolphins to help locate rare vaquita porpoise 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z Vidal says capture is “not a desirable or practical option for the vaquita. We must strive to save this porpoise where it belongs: in a healthy Upper Gulf of California.” Mexico plans to catch, protect last few vaquita porpoises 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z Or maybe the vaquita exists, he said, but is dying for other reasons. Fewer than 30 vaquita porpoises remain on the planet. Is it too late to save them? 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z For instance, there are fewer than 100 individuals of a species of porpoise called the vaquita left in the world. Bigger sea creatures are dying out faster than smaller ones — and it’s our fault 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z They include a call for a ban on gillnet fishing, which threatens the vaquita porpoise in Mexico, and restrictions on the trade of pangolins. Push for ban on domestic ivory trade spurs feud at international summit 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z “There will probably be some aircraft, and there will definitely be some watercraft. We would be another capability searching for the vaquita.” Navy dolphins to help locate rare vaquita porpoise 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z “Ghost nets are a clear and present danger to the rapidly dwindling vaquita population,” Vidal wrote. Mexico plans to catch, protect last few vaquita porpoises 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z The totoaba’s spawning grounds coincide closely with vaquita habitat, and fish poachers often snag porpoises in illicit nets. Scientists mull a risky strategy to save world’s most endangered porpoise 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z But at a time when the diversity of marine mammals is shrinking—the Yangtze River dolphin is now functionally extinct and Mexico’s vaquita porpoise is dangerously close—Pitman calls the discovery "heartening." Mysterious New Whale Species Discovered in Alaska 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z She promises, though, to examine the animal before she flies to Mexico to look at the corpses of two rare vaquita porpoises that washed up in the Gulf of California. These Sick Animals Could Be Key to Understanding Cancer The society announced that that on a single day earlier this month its vessels worked with the Mexican navy to catch six fishing boats using prohibited nets in the vaquita habitat area to catch totoaba. Navy dolphins to help locate rare vaquita porpoise 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z The vaquita is the world’s smallest porpoise, and only around 60 remain in the Gulf of California, the only place in the world they live. Debate surrounds how to save Mexico’s vaquita porpoise 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z “The risk of killing a vaquita while catching them is very high. With only 50 or 60 animals left, we can’t play with that.” Scientists mull a risky strategy to save world’s most endangered porpoise 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z The vaquita is dangerously close to extinction—only 60 remain, the Mexican government announced last Friday. Poachers May Drive These 7 Species to Extinction 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z With only 60 left in the wild, the world’s most endangered marine animal, known as the vaquita, is on the brink of extinction. The World's Tiniest Porpoise Is on the Brink of Extinction 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z NOAA’s Taylor said even as the vaquita capture plan moves forward, enforcement efforts and other programs also must continue. Navy dolphins to help locate rare vaquita porpoise 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z The world’s smallest and rarest porpoise, the vaquita, is on the verge of extinction. World’s Smallest Porpoise Is on the Verge of Extinction The most pressing existential threat to the vaquita is poaching—not of the porpoises themselves, but of a fish called the totoaba, whose bladders earn up to $20,000 apiece in China and Hong Kong. Scientists mull a risky strategy to save world’s most endangered porpoise 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z The vaquita, which are generally less than five feet long when fully grown, become entangled in nets set for the totoaba, and drown. The Vaquita, the World’s Smallest Porpoise, Slips Closer to Extinction 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z “In the end, if the vaquita goes extinct, the three countries will share the responsibility,” the environmentalist group said. World's smallest porpoise 'at edge of extinction' as illegal gillnets take toll 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z Only found in the northern most section of the Gulf of California, vaquita inhabit about 2,300 square kilometres, an area smaller than Dorset County. China's craze for 'aquatic cocaine' is pushing two species into oblivion 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z Today the Environmental Investigation Agency, a UK-based NGO, released a briefing called “Dual Extinction: The illegal trade in the endangered totoaba and its impact on the critically endangered vaquita.” How Trafficking a Rare Fish Threatens an Even Rarer Porpoise At the behest of the Mexican government, an international team of porpoise experts will begin to evaluate the prospects for ex situ vaquita conservation within the next 6 months. Scientists mull a risky strategy to save world’s most endangered porpoise 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z Before the illegal totoaba trade emerged a few years ago, the vaquita was already threatened by long gill nets set by local fishermen to catch shrimp and finfish. The Vaquita, the World’s Smallest Porpoise, Slips Closer to Extinction 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z Environmentalists warned on Friday that Mexico’s vaquita marina, the world’s smallest porpoise, was close to extinction as the government reported that only 60 were now left. World's smallest porpoise 'at edge of extinction' as illegal gillnets take toll 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z Biologists searching Mexico's Sea of Cortez for the world's most endangered marine mammal—a tiny porpoise called the vaquita—worried they might already be too late. Encounter With World’s Rarest Ocean Mammal Thrills Scientists 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z The extremely rare vaquita, a small porpoise, drowns in gill nets intended to catch totoaba, whose swim bladders are worth thousands on the Chinese market. How Trafficking a Rare Fish Threatens an Even Rarer Porpoise Through some Facebook discussions after my vaquita post, I was put in touch with Christine Rose, who leads Maui’s and Hector’s Dolphin Defenders, a New Zealand conservation group. Local Nets, Not Faraway Markets, Key to New Zealand's Dolphin Decline 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z But once international traffickers worked with local organized crime groups to pay fishermen thousands of dollars for each totoaba bladder, the vaquita entered what Dr. Rojas-Bracho described as a “catastrophic” decline. The Vaquita, the World’s Smallest Porpoise, Slips Closer to Extinction 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z The group said Mexico should ban all fishing in the vaquita habitat, compensate fishermen and deploy a newly created environmental police to the region. World's smallest porpoise 'at edge of extinction' as illegal gillnets take toll 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z By the early 1970s it was clear that the vaquita was in decline. Encounter With World’s Rarest Ocean Mammal Thrills Scientists 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z “Unless there is nearly perfect enforcement, it’s game over for vaquita,” she said. Disappearing Porpoise: Down to 97 and Dropping Fast 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z This year Mexico imposed a two-year set-net ban to protect vaquita, enforced by the Navy, armed federal officers and drones, but still faces challenges with illegal fishing. Local Nets, Not Faraway Markets, Key to New Zealand's Dolphin Decline 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z “If the president wants to save the vaquita, at this point the only thing to do is to ban all gill net fishing and enforce it,” Mr. Vidal said. The Vaquita, the World’s Smallest Porpoise, Slips Closer to Extinction 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z The swim bladder of the totoaba, an endangered fish that is similar in size to the vaquita, is a delicacy in China. Mexico’s President Rolls Out Plan to Save Endangered Porpoise 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z The two-year ban, which is expected to begin in early April, is also not sufficient time to allow the vaquita to recover. Two Minutes to Midnight for the World's Tiniest Cetacean - Mexico's Vaquita 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z More illegal fishing is occurring in the marine reserve set aside for the vaquita. Disappearing Porpoise: Down to 97 and Dropping Fast 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z Scientists say that fewer than 100 of the vaquita, a marine mammal, remain in its habitat, the northern Gulf of California. Mexico Moves to Save Endangered Porpoise 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z “If gill netting is allowed to resume in the northern gulf, the vaquita may be extinct by 2022,” said Barbara Taylor, a marine mammal expert with the panel. The Vaquita, the World’s Smallest Porpoise, Slips Closer to Extinction 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z There are only between twenty-five and a hundred vaquita porpoises, the smallest of the porpoise species. Underplayed Conflicts of 2014 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z While Mexico’s gillnet ban is an important step forward in vaquita conservation, it will be unlikely to prevent extinction of the species unless there is a lasting commitment to rigorous enforcement to stop illegal fishing. Two Minutes to Midnight for the World's Tiniest Cetacean - Mexico's Vaquita 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z But the vaquita overcomes that shortcoming with a starlet’s beauty. With only 100 left, the small vaquita porpoise is on the verge of extinction He believes that the vaquita is worth saving. A Porpoise Is Ensnared by Criminals and Nets 2014-09-14T04:00:00Z The vaquita of Mexico, and Maui's dolphin, a New Zealand sub-species of Hector's dolphin, are competing to be next. Whaling moves beyond the harpoon 2012-07-07T15:29:03Z Mexico, for example, set aside parts of the Gulf of California to protect the endangered vaquita -- Phocoena sinus, a type of porpoise -- but did not include a large part of the species' range. Marine Parks Fall Short of Conservation Goals 2011-12-07T23:15:00.220Z The only way to restore the vaquita, the experts said, would be to shut down the illegal totoaba trade and impose severe new restrictions on the shrimp fisheries here when the season begins on Saturday. A Porpoise Is Ensnared by Criminals and Nets 2014-09-14T04:00:00Z It began paying compensation to fishermen for the loss of fishing grounds after an area of 1,260 square kilometers, or 486 square miles, was declared off-limits as a vaquita refuge in 2005. A Porpoise Is Ensnared by Criminals and Nets 2014-09-14T04:00:00Z |
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