The vaquita, the world’s smallest porpoise, is nearly extinct. Only 10 of these sea mammals are left in their only home – the Gulf of California in Mexico. This is a huge drop from the 560 vaquitas that lived there in the mid-1990s. The main threat to these rare animals comes from fishing nets called gill nets. These nets are still being used in the Gulf of California, even though they’re mostly banned. The area is one of Mexico’s richest fishing zones, which makes protecting the vaquita particularly challenging. Play Vaquita Quiz Game: Help Vaquita By Knowing More About these … Continue reading Vaquita Numbers Plummet to 6-8 Amid Illegal Gillnet Fishing: Bonus Quiz Inside