hannahluella:

And I bet you have not even heard about it or knew it exists.

The Vaquita, endemic to the Gulf of California, only inhabiting a very small range. 

The Vaquita is the smallest of the cetaceans, the females only growing to be about 5 (1.5 Meters) feet, the males 4.5 feet. 

There are currently only 150 Vaquita left in the world, and there is currently not enough being done to raise awareness about this animal’s plight. On average 30 vaquita die each year in gill nets for fishing and shrimping. It is estimated that in 5 years the Vaquita will become extinct.

So yeah, just thought I’d bring this up. I myself have only vaguely been aware of the issue for the last few months.  

For more information: 

Save the Vaquita

An Interesting Article

Vaquita on Wikipedia

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