Vaquita Marina Found Dead in the Upper Golf of Mexico

There are only 29 specimens left

On Sunday's afternoon, the Federal Attorney's Office for Environmental Protection (Profepa) attended north of San Felipe, Baja California inside the buffer zone, due to the finding of a dead specimen of the vaquita marina.

It is believed that the specimen was 145 cm in length, possibly a female adult organism in an advanced state of decomposition; however, multiple deep puncture wounds and superficial cuts can still be seen in its body, apparently caused by man.

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The corpse will be kept in a refrigeration room in Mexicali to carry out the corresponding analyzes and determine the exact causes of the death.

There are only 29 vaquita specimens left, since a few months ago authorities indicated that there were only 30 left. Even a few days ago, a baby vaquita was found dead and still had the umbilical cord attached to its body.

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Via Profepa

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Translated by: cristina.mora@sandiegored.com

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