The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT) reported that the federal government will allocate up to $3 million dollars to start the vaquita rescue emergency plan.
The plan will be managed through the Project Vaquita CPR (Conservation, Protection and Recovery) and consists in transferring some specimens of this species to a temporary sanctuary.
In the sanctuary, vaquita will have the opportunity to reproduce without risk of falling into the gill nets, which operate illegally in the protected area.
The strategy was recommended by the International Committee for the Recovery of Vaquita (Cirva), the world's smallest porpoise and endemic . . .
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