Vaquitas are the most endangered marine mammal in the world
Trying to save the vaquita, Sea Shepherd activists are once again attacked in Mexico
Illegal fishermen in a protected area of Mexico’s Gulf of California attacked a boat operated by the conservation group with Molotov cocktails
The activists were attacked while trying to save the porpoise, the most endangered marine mammal in the world
Sea Shepherd activists reported nearly 80 small fishing boats with nets full of totoaba in the port of San Felipe, Baja California
Six specimens of vaquita were seen during an expedition that took place from August 19th to September 3rd
The illegal sea animals trade is one of the main reasons behind the loss of biodiversity in the country
The vaquita is on the verge of extinction thanks to the illegal totoaba market, as its swim bladder is thought to be an aphrodisiac
A federal judge decided the detention of the “Totoaba Tsar” had been arbitrary and didn't follow the due process
The totoaba is highly appreciated in the Asian market because of its bladder, as aphrodisiac and healing properties have been attributed to it, which has driven an increase in its illegal trafficking
The illegal market has endangered both the vaquita and the totoaba, as the vaquita is stuck in fishing nets used for totoaba