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Conservation groups look for new strategies, tech to halt vaquita decline
The population of vaquitas (Phocoena sinus) numbered around 600 in the 1990s, according to the Porpoise Conservation Society, a Canadian organization. But it drastically declined in the 2010s as ...
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Harbor porpoise attracts attention in inlet near Boston's Tenean Beach in Dorchester
SOME WORRIED THE PORPOISE MIGHT BE LOST. I MEAN, IT’S VERY COOL, BUT IT’S ALSO, I MEAN, SAD BECAUSE I DON’T THINK THAT IT’S ...
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Concerns over sudden drop in sightings of porpoises
As the seas around Bardsey Island are designated as a Special Area of Conservation - usually, it is very common to see pods of porpoises in waters as they like areas of high energy waters.
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USMCA Council to Investigate Mexico’s Failure to Protect the Vaquita Porpoise
“These porpoises are still suffering from illegal and deadly gillnets ... senior attorney and director of global biodiversity conservation at NRDC. “The vaquita is on the edge of extinction and the ...
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Examining the body of one of the world's most elusive porpoise species
Dr Anthony Herrel and Dr Anne-Claire Fabre began the dissection by removing the blubber When the porpoise stranded, staff from Falklands Conservation noted that the animal looked underweight. This was ...