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A vaquita. The vaquita (Phocoena sinus) is a critically endangered porpoise species endemic to the northern part of the Gulf of California. It is considered the smallest and most endangered cetacean in the world. Paula Olson, NOAA / Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vaquita4_Olson_NOAA.jpg
Two vaquitas. The vaquita (Phocoena sinus) is a critically endangered porpoise species endemic to the northern part of the Gulf of California. It is considered the smallest and most endangered cetacean in the world. Vaquita photo taken under permit (Oficio No. DR/488/08) from the Secretaria de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (SEMARNAT), within a natural protected area subject to special management and decreed as such by the Mexican Government. The original NOAA image has been modified by cropping. Paula Olson, NOAA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vaquita6_Olson_NOAA.jpg
Vaquita
Two vaquitas. The vaquita (Phocoena sinus) is a critically endangered porpoise species endemic to the northern part of the Gulf of California. It is considered the smallest and most endangered cetacean in the world. Paula Olson, NOAA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vaquita6_Olson_NOAA.jpg
On the brink of extinction, the vaquita is the smallest living species of cetacean.
