Why Is the Vaquita the Rarest Whale on Earth?

The vaquita is the most critically endangered marine mammal. Overfishing, criminal groups, and poor management had led them to the brink of extinction. But after decades of failed conservation efforts, we finally have a plan to save them. These are the people protecting the world's rarest whale.

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Support Vaquita Conservation:
National Marine Mammal Foundation (NMMF): https://nmmf.org/
NMMF’s Operation GRACE: https://nmmf.org/operation-grace/
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society: https://seashepherd.org/
Pesca ABC - https://pescaabc.org/
Pronatura Noroeste - https://pronatura-noroeste.org/
Cetacean Action Treasury - https://www.cetact.org/
Chelonia: https://www.chelonia.co.uk/
Vaquita CPR: https://vaquitacpr.org/

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Special Thanks:
Dr. Barbara Taylor
Dr. Lorenzo Rojas-Bracho
Dr. Heidy Martinez
Sara Newton
Kristina Martz
Nick Tregenza
Chris Johnson

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00:00 How To Save The The Most Endangered Whale
00:44 Vaquita’s appearance and habitat
02:02 The Totoaba fish crisis
03:17 Gill nets
04:13 Vaquita population
05:01 Conservation challenges
06:55 Genetic diversity insights
08:48 Zero Tolerance Area (ZTA) & enforcement
09:22 Sea Shepherd’s role
11:17 Shift to science-based conservation
13:00 Failed captivity efforts
16:29 Project Esperanza
17:54 Community involvement

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Host: Tasha the Amazon
Written and Directed: Andrés Salazar
Associate Producer: Ulla Laidlaw
Editor: Jason Byrne
Art: Danielle Dufault

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