First-Ever Extinction Alert Issued for Vaquita Porpoise

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By Cristen Hemingway JaynesAug 8, 2023, 8:24 pm221 pts
The International Whaling Commission (IWC) has issued its first ever Extinction Alert statement for the endangered vaquita porpoise, whose population is estimated to have shrunk to 10 individuals. The IWC says that a 100 percent ban on gillnets is immediately necessary to stop the extinction of the world’s…

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