** Today (7/9) is International Save the Vaquita Day - petition to ban gillnets inside **

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Happy International Save the Vaquita Day 2016! With only 60 Vaquitas left, this could be the last ISTVD before the species goes extinct, unless we take immediate, unified action. If you don't want this to be the last year of the Vaquita's existence, please visit www.vivavaquita.org to learn more about the event and how to help before it's too late! Thank you, The VIVA Vaquita Coalition


https://www.change.org/p/make-the-gillnet-ban-permanent-to-save-the-vaquita


More at VivaVaquita.org: http://www.vivavaquita.org/

The Vaquita Porpoise:
A Conservation Emergency

The vaquita porpoise (Phocoena sinus) is considered by many to be the rarest and most-endangered species of marine mammal in the world. in May 2016, the population size of the vaquita is considered to be 60, 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.


Only an immediate and total ban on gillnets in the entirety of the vaquita's range can save it from extinction.