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Have you heard of the vaquita? They're the world's smallest and most endangered porpoise. Only six to eight individuals remain in existence. Vaquitas have suffered decades of decline through entanglement in deadly gillnets in their only home, Mexico's Gulf of California. Despite a legal ban on their use, fishermen continue to use vaquita-killing gillnets. And their habitat is littered with nets that have been lost or left behind. It doesn't have to be like this and better enforcement could help save the last remaining vaquitas. Join us in urging Mexico's government to step up enforcement and permanently remove gillnets in vaquita habitat at the link in our bio. ************** [Image description: Two vaquita porpoises at the water's surface, one swimming behind the other.] #vaquita #marinemammal #marinemammalconservation #wildlifeconservation #environmentalconservation #porpoises

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