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- 1. ¡Viva Vaquita! Can We Save the World’s Most Endangered Marine Mammal Species? Thomas A. Jefferson Cetos Research Organization, San Diego, CA
- 5. Steller’s Sea Cow - EXTINCT The last individual killed in 1768, 27 years after discovery
- 7. Gray Whale - RECOVERED ENP Stock twice reduced to near extinction, but has since recovered
- 8. West Indian Monk Seal - EXTINCT Wiped out by sealing and collections for museums in the 1950s
- 9. Baiji - EXTINCT Declared extinct in 2006, as a result of habitat destruction
- 11. Six Species of Porpoises - Four Species of Phocoena Spectacled Porpoise Harbor Porpoise Burmeister’s Porpoise Vaquita
- 12. Two Species in Other Genera - Dall’s and Finless Porpoises Dall’s Porpoise Finless Porpoise
- 16. Vaquita Distribution Most restricted distribution of ANY marine cetacean < 4,000 km 2 (1/4 the size of the LA area)
- 17. Shallow Depths San Felipe Occurs only in the shallow (10-50 m) depths of the northern Gulf of California
- 27. Best Photos Before 2008 - Blurry, Grainy Images G. Silber G. Ybarra Only previous photo to show a vaquita face
- 31. Then… 13 Sightings in 13 Days! Rocas Consag San Felipe Colorado River Delta When seas were calm, and we searched the right area, we found vaquitas
- 33. Rocas Consag This island can be seen from anywhere in the range of the species 87 m (285 ft)
- 44. In 5 or 10 years, will the vaquita still be here? Illustration by Uko Gorter