By José Antonio Pérez Rafael Pacchiano Alamán, Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources, announced the Mexican government will be investing 4 million dollars into creating a sanctuary for the endangered vaquita marina in the Sea of Cortez. The official further explained resources will be sought from international specialists to help ensure reproduction of the […]
By José Antonio Pérez / Shandra Keesecker-Rivero In social network messages sent out May 10th, U.S. Oscar winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio expressed his views in there only being an estimated 30 of the endangered vaquita marina in the Upper Gulf of California. With 17.7 million followers, the actor tweeted a message urging Mexican President Enrique […]
By José Antonio Pérez Specialists of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) warn only weeks separate the vaquita marina (Phocoena sinus) from survival or extinction. This is the period that remains in the temporary ban by the Mexican government on the use of gillnets, principal threat to the vaquita marina, by fishermen in the Gulf of California. It […]
The Society for Conservation Biology recently named Monica Michelle and Guillermo Munro Colosio (Memuco) as ambassadors for the protection of the marine vaquita. A background in environmental activism and awareness campaigns about the region’s ecosystem, along with the promotion of art as a means to preserve the endangered species, earned both Michelle and Memuco the […]
At least 350 panga operators and some 1,000 families in Puerto Peñasco will be affected by the temporary ban on gill nets for smaller boats, known as “pangas”, in the northern part of the Gulf of California in an effort to protect the endangered vaquita marina and other species. On April 10th, the Official Journal […]