vaquita

Vaquitas are the most endangered marine mammal in the world

Illegal fishermen in a protected area of Mexico’s Gulf of California attacked a boat operated by the conservation group with Molotov cocktails

The activists were attacked while trying to save the porpoise, the most endangered marine mammal in the world

Sea Shepherd activists reported nearly 80 small fishing boats with nets full of totoaba in the port of San Felipe, Baja California

Six specimens of vaquita were seen during an expedition that took place from August 19th to September 3rd

The illegal sea animals trade is one of the main reasons behind the loss of biodiversity in the country

The vaquita is on the verge of extinction thanks to the illegal totoaba market, as its swim bladder is thought to be an aphrodisiac

A federal judge decided the detention of the “Totoaba Tsar” had been arbitrary and didn't follow the due process

The totoaba is highly appreciated in the Asian market because of its bladder, as aphrodisiac and healing properties have been attributed to it, which has driven an increase in its illegal trafficking

The illegal market has endangered both the vaquita and the totoaba, as the vaquita is stuck in fishing nets used for totoaba