COVID-19 forces Sea Shepherd to suspend patrols to protect last vaquitas
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Marine conservation group Sea Shepherd has made the difficult decision to suspend its campaign to protect the critically endangered vaquita porpoise in Mexico’s Upper Gulf of California. “We haven’t had much choice because we’re dependent upon getting fuel from the Mexican government to do the patrols, and we weren’t able to get the fuel,” Captain […]
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Battle to save vaquitas, world's most endangered porpoise, gets violent in Sea of Cortez off Mexico's Baja California coast - CBS News
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Mexico and Sea Shepherd Partner to Save Vaquita Porpoise - Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
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Sea Shepherd Global
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Direct Action: Sea Shepherd Working with the Mexican Navy to Remove Illegal Nets And Protect the Vaquita - Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
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Sea Shepherd Back in San Diego After 6 Months Patrolling Vaquita Refuge – NBC 7 San Diego
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Direct Action: Sea Shepherd Working with the Mexican Navy to Remove Illegal Nets And Protect the Vaquita - Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
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Mexico, conservation group boost efforts to save tiny vaquita porpoise
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Sea Shepherd Adds New Ship to Operation Milagro: Partnering to Protect the Vaquita - Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
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Government of Mexico Announces Enhanced Vaquita Protection Plan - Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
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Sea Shepherd Back in San Diego After 6 Months Patrolling Vaquita Refuge – NBC 7 San Diego
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Mexican fishermen attack Sea Shepherd vessel protecting vaquita porpoise, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
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Alexa Kownacki – Geospatial Ecology of Marine Megafauna Laboratory
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Government of Mexico Announces Enhanced Vaquita Protection Plan - Sea Shepherd Conservation Society