15 Feb 2017

World's smallest porpoise vaquita marina close to extinction, 30 left

Highlights

  • Vaquita marina is edging closer to extinction as scientists warned Wednesday that only 30 of them are left
  • Illegal fishing nets have been responsible for the killing the world's smallest porpoise.
  • At the current rate of loss, the vaquita will likely decline to extinction by 2022.