How To Save the Most Endangered Whale
The vaquita is the most critically endangered marine mammal. Overfishing, criminal groups, and poor management have led them to the brink of extinction. But after decades of failed conservation efforts, there is finally a plan to save them. Meet the people protecting the world's rarest whale.
Support Vaquita Conservation:
- National Marine Mammal Foundation (NMMF)
- NMMF’s Operation GRACE
- Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
- Pesca ABC
- Pronatura Noroeste
- Cetacean Action Treasury
- Chelonia
- Vaquita CPR
Special Thanks:
- Dr. Barbara Taylor
- Dr. Lorenzo Rojas-Bracho
- Dr. Heidy Martinez
- Sara Newton
- Kristina Martz
- Nick Tregenza
- Chris Johnson
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Timeline
00:00:How To Save the Most Endangered Whale
00:44:Vaquita’s appearance and habitat
02:02:The Totoaba fish crisis
03:17:Gill nets
04:13:Vaquita population
05:01:Conservation challenges
06:55:Genetic diversity insights
08:48:Zero Tolerance Area (ZTA) & enforcement
09:22:Sea Shepherd’s role
11:17:Shift to science-based conservation
13:00:Failed captivity efforts
16:29:Project Esperanza
17:54:Community involvement