Mexico’s vaquita marina, world’s smallest porpoise on verge of extinction

Q.  Which is the world’s smallest porpoise?
- Published on 16 May 16

a. Vaquita Marina
b. Totoaba Marina
c. Cordorba Marina
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Vaquita Marina
 
Environmentalists have warned that the world’s smallest porpoise vaquita marina, was close to extinction as the government reported only 60 found last year
  • Population has fallen despite a ban on fishing gill-nets causing the vaquitas death
  • The porpoise population has fallen to lower than 100 in 2014 from 200 in 2012, according to CIRVA or International Committee for the Recovery of the Vaquita
  • The fate of this porpoise has been linked to critically endangered sea creature, totoaba

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