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Tue 18 Nov 2008. The Vaquita was first discovered by western scientists in 1958. Vaquita Wikipedia The tiny vaquita marina porpoise native to Mexico may soon be extict if drastic conservation measures are not taken the World Wildlife Fund for Nature says The vaquita marina a tiny porpoise. Is the vaquita extinct . T he vaquita marina or little sea cow is the most endangered marine mammal in the world with fewer than 30 left in Mexicos Sea of Cortez. Despite the marine mammals alarming decline the international committee emphasized that the vaquita is not extinct and that recovery remains possible. How did we let this happen. This animal is called a Vaquita they live in the northern gulf of California and there are only 12 of them left. The vaquita is the rarest marine mammal in the world and critically endangered according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature IUCN. Is the Vaquita porpoise extinct. The researchers say that the marine. In the 19

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