Mexico Opens Up the Only Remaining Vaquita Habitat to Fishing

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By MongabayJul 16, 2021, 11:43 am401 pts
By Elizabeth Claire Alberts The Mexican government will no longer protect the habitat of the critically endangered vaquita in the Upper Gulf of California, but has opened the area up to fishing, according to a news report. It's estimated that there are only about nine vaquitas left in the world.The vaquita…

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