The Department of the Interior of the US has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed in 2020, which demands that it certify Mexico for not adequately protecting the critically endangered totoaba & vaquita porpoises. The Centre for Biological Diversity, the National Resources Defence Council, & the Animal Welfare Institute filed the lawsuit in the US Court of International Trade. The demand of the lawsuit is for the US government to certify Mexico under a US law called the Pelly Amendment, which would allow the administration of US President Joe Biden to embargo the import of wildlife products from Mexico, including … Continue reading Mexican Government Fails to Protect Endangered Totoaba & Vaquita Porpoises – Faces US Sanctions