The Vaquita Dolphin is currently the World's most endangered marine mammals. These animals are so rare, that the WWF estimates that there are only 30 Vaquita Dolphins alive in the wild. The Vaquita Dolphin can only be found in a small corner of the Earth; off the coast of California. Therefore, protecting their habitat is crucial for this species survival.
The survival of this species depends upon protecting the Vaquita Dolphin habitat. What is particularly important in preserving their habitat, is ensuring that there are no fishing nets left in the water. According to the WWF, one of the reasons that put the Vaquita Dolphin at risk of extinction is that fishing nets can entangle themselves around the Dolphins, which can, in turn, unfortunately, kill them. Therefore, ensuring that the Gulf of California, where they live in, is free from tossed away fishing nets, can help to preserve this species, and stop them from becoming extinct.
These animals are small, which might explain why they are vulnerable to being caught up in nets. This small porpoise doesn't grow any longer than five feet. Their decline has mostly happened in the last few years. Now, they are sadly Critically Endangered and may be one of the animals that goes extinct in 2019. Yet, they were only discovered recently: this animal wasn't discovered by wildlife conservationists until 1958.
Wildlife conservationists were expecting this animal to become extinct in 2018. However, these Dolphins have clung on, and are still with is. The answer is, however, for how long? How long will these animals remain with us? And can they be saved from extinction? There is still hope that this animal can pull back: but that hope is faint. The only way that these animals will survive is by ensuring that fishing is done in a way that doesn't harm this species. Otherwise, this animal could become extinct this year.