Critically Endangered Species - Vaquita by Lila Krolikowski https://padlet.com/1krolikol/wzuuc5jdzru5 Made with ♥ en-us 2017-02-22 10:27:09 UTC 2024-08-09 06:09:16 UTC hello@padlet.com Appearance 1krolikol https://padlet.com/1krolikol/wzuuc5jdzru5/wish/155897591
  • Grey body
  • Pale grey or white belly
  • Dark patch around eyes and lips
  • Smallest cetacean
  • Porpoise
  • Phocoena sinus
  • Weigh - around 55kg (120 lb) 
  • Length - females : 150cm, males: 140cm

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  • Eats fish, croakers, squid and crab
  • Usually alone or in a group of 2-4 others

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  • Found in Mexico’s Gulf of California 
  • Also they are almost extinct

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  • Fins - taller and larger than other porpoises
  • Upright dorsal fin which is larger than others
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  • Gil nets are set up for sharks and other animals, but the Vaquita get stuck and end up drowning
  • Shrimp Trawlers
  • Around 30 Vaquitas are killed each year.
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  • Fewer animals will feed on smaller and medium sized fish, squid and crustaceans. 
  •  Food source for sharks like great white, etc. - harder to find food sources
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  • WWF Mexico and WWF US are working with Mexican scientists and government representatives in the International Committee for the Recovery of the Vaquita and other partners to develop a way to conserve the species.
    • ]]>     2017-02-23 20:58:41 UTC https://padlet.com/1krolikol/wzuuc5jdzru5/wish/155904283     Bibliography 1krolikol https://padlet.com/1krolikol/wzuuc5jdzru5/wish/155905012 http://www.worldwildlife.org/species/vaquita
    http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/cetaceans/about/vaquita/
    http://www.defenders.org/vaquita/basic-facts
    http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/17028/0
    http://oceana.org/marine-life/marine-mammals/vaquita]]>     2017-02-23 21:02:09 UTC https://padlet.com/1krolikol/wzuuc5jdzru5/wish/155905012