The Vaquita's are critically endangered. There are only 10 left.
Vaquitas often get stuck in gillnets used by illegal fishing operations in protected waters. They can't escape the gillnets and because they are mamals,they drown.
1997 | 2008 | 2015 | 2016 | 2019 | 2021 | |
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567 Vaquitas | 245 Vaquitas | 59 Vaquitas | 30 Vaquitas | Less than 20 Vaquitas | ONLY 10 Vaquitas |