Critically endangered porpoise is focus

[lock_washer]

I mentioned this before...now its starting to get critical.

ENN: Critically endangered porpoise is focus

150 vaquita left...its gonna be hard to save them. By the way...Maui Dolphins are down to 111 indivduals left.

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[lock_washer]

Huh...kind of sad that a topic like this draws no interest. Porpoises are just important as dolphins.

Lock Washer

 

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Tragic

 

[Jimmer]

What is the primary reason it's dying off? ie. pollution, caught in nets, lack of food etc.

 

[lock_washer]

Primary its the gill nets the fisherman are setting. I know that they are poor and trying to make a living off fishing, but I can't see totally banning fishing for them. With 150 animals left, I think the only viable option is captivity. If you can breed it and display it in captivity...people will want to save the animal in the wild. The Maui Dolphin in New Zealand is facing the same issue...down to 111 animals left according to the WWF.

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[Oyster Diver]

What is the difference between a porpouse and and dolphin? Maybe captivity is the way to go to save them. If I remember correctly, the condor was down to 20 some individuals when they were taken into captivity and now they may be releasing some back into the wild.

 

[lock_washer]

The differences between porpoises and dolphins:
Porpoises have: spade shaped teeth, triangular dorsal fin, and no beak.
Dolphins have: cone shaped teeth, curved or hooked dorsal fin, and often prominent beak.

You are right about the condors, captivity did save them. Pere David's Deer is surviving in captivity. The last of them were taken into captivity in Europe. Now they are starting to reintroduce them back into the wild in China.

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