Vanishing vaquita

• Autores: Olive Heffernan
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3126, 2017, págs. 22-23
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Heffernan talks about vaquita, one of the world's most endangered cetacean, and the captive-breeding plan. In a last-ditch move, scientists are now preparing to capture some of the remaining vaquitas to breed in captivity. It may sound extreme, but further losses are reinforcing the need for urgent action. So far this year, four have washed up dead after becoming entangled in fishing nets. The big issue is poachers using gill nets to snare fish.