Vaquita – Last Chance for the Desert Porpoise

In the Upper Gulf of California, Mexico, every sighting of a live vaquita is a good day for the species.

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A piece by Catalina Lopez Sagástegui reflecting on the upcoming shrimp season in the upper gulf.

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Can social media help save the Vaquita – an animal most people have probably never heard of and will never see in the wild?

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Vaquita conservation is complex and very dynamic. It involves environmental issues as well as social, political and economic matters.

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This is a crucial time for the critically endangered vaquita porpoise (Phocoena sinus).

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While in El Golfo, I visited the local high school to show video and photos to students of vaquita that I filmed only a few days earlier.

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Today I joined Catalina Lopez Sagástegui of Noroeste Sustentable (NOS). Their mission is to “construct and implement a long term vision for the region’s sustainable development through a political and social agreement”.

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Lorenzo Rojas Bracho has been the ‘voice for vaquita’ for many years. He is redefining what a ‘scientist’ is in an era full of critical conservation issues for marine mammals.

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In October 2008, we travel to San Felipe, Mexico to follow an international scientific expedition to document the last remaining vaquita – the most endangered, and the smallest of all cetaceans.

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