The World's Species Of Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises Are At Risk Of Extinction

Beautiful Dolphin

The world's whales, dolphins and porpoises, are at ''imminent'' risk of extinction, according to a new letter.

The letter has been signed by a conservation and education facility called the 'Mammal Research Institute (MRI'').The letter has been signed by 350 wildlife conservationists and scientists across 40 countries.

The letter highlights the current risks that dolphins, whales and porpoises are facing in the world today. The Mammal Research Institute estimates that half of all species of porpoise, whales and dolphins are at risk of extinction.

What Threats Do These Beautiful Animals Face?

These beautiful animals face many different threats today.

Some of the major threats that these animals face include habitat loss, collisions with ships and plastic pollution.

Historically, animals like whales have also been hunted. Sadly, the hunting of whales - which is known as whaling - still happens from a very small minority of countries. However, the good news is, is that whaling is banned internationally, which is helpful to these beautiful animals.

On The Brink Of Extinction

Sadly, some species are very near extinction though.

Such as the vaquita dolphin.

The vaquita dolphin is a very rare animal today and one of the world's most endangered animals today. Vaquita dolphins are critically endangered today. They are so incredibly rare that there are now less than 10 vaquita dolphins existing today. This means that vaquita dolphins are on the edge of extinction.

Vaquita Dolphin

The vaquita dolphin may be one of the next animal species to go extinct. Their incredibly fragile population is a warning about future species of whales, dolphins and porpoises - other species could be next to become like the vaquita dolphin, where they are too on the edge of extinction.

Preventing Extinctions

While it may, or may not, be too late to save the vaquita dolphin, we can save other species from becoming that endangered in the wild. To do that, we need to do things like protecting marine ecosystems and stopping plastic and noise pollution in our oceans and seas.

It is not too late to save these species and prevent their extinctions.