Step Up Protection of the Vaquita Dolphin!!

  • by: Sue Lee
  • recipient: President Enrique Peña Nieto

This is an ongoing issue that is a continual concern and that is the existence and near extinction of the Vaquita dolphin.  There appears to be only about 97 of these animals left worldwide, which is deplorable and very concerning.  With further studies, it may be more accurate to assume that as little as 57 Vaquita exist.

We are encouraging you to be more diligent in protecting this animal before they completely disappear.  We have made attempts to encourage support of the Vaquita in the past but the numbers continue to decline, predominantly due to gillnets that are often used to catch other species such as the endangered totoaba.  We ask that you not postpone helping these animals any longer. 

Greenpeace Mexico has documented some continual illegal fishing operations along the coast of San Felipe using gillnets that also threaten the Vaquita.  Campaign manager for Greenpeace documents that “If there is no real effort to monitor the area for illegal fishing, the Vaquita will disappear by 2018.   They further state that “there is no time to lose in the race to save the Vaquita. If the Mexican government doesn’t do something to stop the death of the Vaquita, this small porpoise could be extinct in just a couple of years.”

It is imperative that President Nieto take diligent steps in protecting this animals before they are truly extinct.  You can help us in our efforts to get quick results by signing and sharing this petition.  The Vaquita numbers are declining quickly and need our help!!



President Enrique Peña Nieto – We strongly urge you to take some hasty and diligent steps in protecting the highly endangered Vaquita dolphins.  The numbers of these animals are dwindling drastically with an estimate of less than a 100 total in their natural habitat.  If you do not take immediate measures to stop the illegal fishing and use of gillnets, these animals will be completely gone by 2018.  Please help these animals immediately.


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