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VaquitaEducational resources on VaquitaVaquita or Phocoena sinus is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Critically Endangered due to C2b. IUCN Profile of the Vaquita The Vaquita - Gulf of California harbor porpoise The vaquita vanishing Rarely sighted small mammal is victim of fishermen's nets in Gulf of California reserve. by Eric Niiler San Diego Union Tribune, Wednesday, June 17, 1998 www.sci.sdsu.edu/salton/NiilerVaquitaGulfof%20CA.html Vaquita — GloBAL Phocoena sinus . The vaquita is the world’s most endangered small cetacean species, with a single population now estimated at only 150 individuals (1). bycatch.env.duke.edu/species/vaquita CENTER FOR MARINE BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION : SCRIPPS ... Vaquita the World's most endangered marine mammal. The vaquita is the world's smallest cetacean (5 feet long) and occupies the smallest geographic range of any marine mammal. cmbc.ucsd.edu/Research/Gulf_of_California/Vaquita_Conservation ASK Archive 2003: Vaquita and Gray Whales ...> Hi! This is Lori again. I e-mailed you the other day about an > interview. At the bottom of this page, I've got some questions typed > up and was hoping if you can answer them. whale.wheelock.edu/archives/ask03/0108.html Factors Affecting The Recovery of The Vaquita FACTORS AFFECTING THE RECOVERY OF PHOCOENA SINUS, THE VAQUITA OR GULF OF CALIFORNIA. HARBOR PORPOISE. Jay Barlow. U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service www.sci.sdsu.edu/salton/VaquitaRecovery_Barlow.html for spider: static text only Scientific name: Phocoena sinus: Common name: Gulf of California harbor porpoise: ITIS# 180474: Physical Description: The vaquita is among the smallest of all marine cetaceans. seamap.env.duke.edu/species/tsn/180474 ADW: Phocoena sinus: Information An interesting feature of the vaquita is that it is the only species of porpoise that is found in such warm waters. Most phocoenids are restricted to water cooler than 20 degrees animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Phocoena_sinus.html New Page 2 [www.geo.arizona.edu] The vaquita. Figure 10. Vaquita, or Gulf of California harbor porpoise. (Image from http://www.seaworld.org/AnimalBytes/vaquita.html. The vaquita, Phocoena sinus, (Fig. 10) is a www.geo.arizona.edu/ceam/Hecold/hecolcd.htm Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History The vaquita, which is only found in Mexico's Gulf of California, is threatened by accidental death in fishing gear (bycatch). The National Museum of Natural History in conjunction www.mnh.si.edu/press_office/releases/2008/VAQUITA%20Media%20Advisory%20SI-402-2008%20(3).pdf News/Noticias: Colorado River Delta / Delta Del Rio Colorado ... Saving the Vaquita: Immediate Action, Not More Data. more informationon vaquita here. February. Sagarin, D.R., Gilly,William F. Ch., Baxter,N. B., and Christensen. geo.arizona.edu/rcncrd/news_pub-of-month.html
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