Vaquita – Last Chance for the Desert Porpoise

“Vaquita – The Search for the Desert Porpoise” is made possible through collaboration from of a number of science, conservation, and community groups including earthOCEAN, Marine Mammal Commission, The Ocean Foundation, Instituto Nacional de Ecologia, NOAA FIsheries – Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Noroeste Sustentable, Alto Golfo Sustentable, CEDO – Intercultural Center for the Study of Deserts and Oceans, and WWF Mexico.

The aim of Vaquita.tv is to encourage conversation and debate in the aid to conserve the vaquita porpoise in Mexico. This multimedia education program is meant to raise awareness and provide a place for sharing information in the conservation of the species. This website is maintained and produced by earthOCEAN media, a specialist in science communication and non-profit media along with members of partner organizations.

The website content and comments presented on Vaquita.tv are not necessarily reflective of the views of the partnering organizations.

While we encourage open debate and conversation, we reserve the right to edit or delete any postings or comments that may be abusive or libelous.

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• All video and photographs are © Chris Johnson – earthOCEAN (All Rights Reserved). When displaying the photo please list the credit on or below the image, for video footage, please overlay the credit as “Chris Johnson – earthOCEAN”
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  Photos and video taken under permit (Oficio No. DR/847/08 ) from the Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas (CONANP/Secretaría del Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (SEMARNAT), within a natural protected area subject to special management and decreed as such by the Mexican Government. This work was made possible thanks to the collaboration and support of the Coordinador de Investigación y Conservación de Mamíferos Marinos at the Instiuto Nacional de Ecología (INE).

“Vaquita – The Search for the Desert Porpoise” was funded by grants from The Ocean Foundation and the Marine Mammal Commission in the United States.

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