![]() ![]() The sightings are precious because researchers feared that vaquitas would soon be extinct, given that they had a 45% annual population decline estimated in 2018, as survey leader Barbara Taylor wrote for the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The expedition was the joint effort of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and the Mexican government. ![]() Scientists searched for two weeks and found 10-13 vaquitas, including at least one calf. The sightings suggest the success of recent conservation work to give vaquitas a fighting chance. The vaquita, a 5-foot-long porpoise known as Earth’s smallest and most endangered whale, surfaced in limited numbers for researchers surveying the Gulf of California this May. ![]() A small dark fin raised above Mexican waters may signal hope for the survival of a species. ![]()
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