
Vaquita porpoises escape extinction longer than expected
Critically endangered vaquita porpoises are escaping extinction longer than expected, leading to speculation they may have found ways to evade deadly fishing nets, according to a new study.
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Critically endangered vaquita porpoises are escaping extinction longer than expected, leading to speculation they may have found ways to evade deadly fishing nets, according to a new study.
“Stable trend” in numbers found over 22 year study
World’s largest ever acoustic wildlife survey helps shape conservation
Endangered species threatened by illegal fishing
Diet makes them vulnerable to human activities
Marine experts and mathematicians are teaming up to examine the impact of by-catch on the population of the UK's most common marine mammal.