The vaquita, the world’s smallest and most endangered marine mammal, is a rare and elusive species found exclusively in the northern Gulf of California. With fewer than 20 individuals remaining,…
With its low numbers, can the vaquita survive despite inbreeding?
The vaquita porpoise, the world’s smallest cetacean, teeters on the brink of extinction, with fewer than 10 individuals remaining in their sole habitat in Mexico’s Gulf of California. UCLA biologists…