Meanings of vaquita in English

The vaquita, an icon of the Gulf of California, is swiftly dying out.

The vaquita is a small porpoise which only lives in the Gulf of California.

There are thought to be only between six and 20 of the vaquita porpoises left.

The vaquita is a rare species of porpoise endemic to the northern part of the Gulf of California.

Mexico imposed a two-year ban on gillnet fishing in the vaquita's habitat in 2015, extending it earlier this year.

Last year, Mexico banned gillnet fishing in the northern Gulf of California in a bid to save the vaquita.

These are the potential options for the preservation and possibly the expansion of the overall vaquita and cheetah populations.

The snub-nosed vaquita porpoise has all but died out due to gillnet fishing for shrimp and totoaba, a delicacy in Asia.

The vaquita is threatened by illegal gillnet fishing for totoaba, a large fish whose swim bladder is prized by chefs in China.

The group said Mexico should ban all fishing in the vaquita habitat, compensate fishermen and deploy a newly created environmental police to the region.

There are now fewer than 30 of the vaquita left in the wild, the foundations run by Slim and DiCaprio said in a statement.

The vaquita (Phocoena sinus) is the smallest existing cetacean and the population has declined to barely 22 individuals now remaining in Mexico's Gulf of California.

In the last month, 200,000 people have signed the petition to save the vaquita directed by DiCaprio at Pena Nieto, the World Wildlife Fund said.

The sea, also known as the Gulf of California, is the only place vaquitas are found.

DiCaprio's foundation estimated in early June there are now fewer than 30 vaquitas left in the wild.

The Mexican navy patrols areas where vaquitas are found, while airforce surveillance helps to spot illegal fishing boats, he said.