Vaquita Dolphin

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• Status: Critically Endangered
• Population: 97
• Scientific name: Phocoena sinus
• Height: Up to 5ft.
• Weight: Up to 120lbs.

The future of the Vaquitas in Numbers

PLACE: Gulf of California
HABITAT: Ocean Habitat
EOLOGICAL REGION: Sea of Cortez

FActs

• They feed on squid,croakers, fish and crabs
• Reproduction takes place in spring or summer, taking 11months on gestation and the young are nursed from 6 to 8 months
• Their life expectance is up to 22 years
• Their sexual maturity is belived to be reached at around 6 years of age

Whatare the main treats to the vaquitas?

• Fisheries bycatch(commercial and artisanal)
• Habitat loss and degradation
• Pesticide pollution
• (Colorado River)

CONCLUSION
One of the most unique species are in trouble, numbers are not in our side; we need to remeber that we are not the only habitants of this planet.
-http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/cetaceans/about/vaquita/
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http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/17028/0
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https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/vaquita