¡Viva Vaquita!

03/27/2026

Cast your vote today at UproarChallenge.com and help vaquita porpoises come roaring back.

Thanks to your votes, the vaquita squeaked by into the Uproar Challenge semi-finals! This round we’re up against the Yellow-breasted bunting and vaquita will need more support than ever.

Please sign up for Voting Reminders & updates to help vaquitas all the way up the bracket. You can vote for vaquita on multiple devices and once every day! Vote now and help the vaquita porpoise advance to the next round and get closer to securing the $10,000 conservation prize.

Enjoy lovely drone video of vaquitas and hear Dr. Lorenzo Rojas-Bracho relate how this prize money would benefit vaquita. You can find the video here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11D77Ut9YAHUmWPlrwX6yOMc2q_xpJNDS/view?usp=sharing

Every vote makes a difference. Rally your friends, family and fellow wildlife supporters to join in.

03/27/2026

https://drive.google.com/file/d/11D77Ut9YAHUmWPlrwX6yOMc2q_xpJNDS/view?usp=sharing

Thanks to your votes, the vaquita squeaked by into the Uproar Challenge semi-finals! This round we’re up against the Yellow-breasted bunting and vaquita will need more support than ever.

Please sign up for Voting Reminders & updates to help vaquitas all the way up the bracket. You can vote for vaquita on multiple devices and once every day! Vote now and help the vaquita porpoise advance to the next round and get closer to securing the $10,000 conservation prize.

Enjoy lovely drone video of vaquitas and hear Dr. Lorenzo Rojas-Bracho relate how this prize money would benefit vaquita. You can find the video here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11D77Ut9YAHUmWPlrwX6yOMc2q_xpJNDS/view?usp=sharing

Every vote makes a difference. Rally your friends, family and fellow wildlife supporters to join in.

Cast your vote today at UproarChallenge.com and help vaquita porpoises come roaring back.

03/25/2026

VOTE for the VAQUITA in March Madness contest! Only 10 remain in the wild and are critically endangered. Thanks to your support, the vaquita has advanced to Round 3 of 4 in the Uproar Challenge. Every vote helps the vaquita move closer toward the $10,000 conservation prize. Rally your friends, family and fellow wildlife supporters to join in. You can vote for vaquita on multiple devices and once every day! Show your support for vaquita porpoise in the Uproar Conservation Challenge presented by T-Fiber! Vote:

QUICK FACT: The species name “acuminatus” means “to sharpen” in reference to the numerous sharp spines scattered across the head and body.

03/24/2026

Thanks to your votes, the vaquita has advanced to Round 3 in the Uproar Challenge — and won handily! Please sign up for Voting Reminders & updates to help vaquitas all the way up the bracket. You can vote for vaquita on multiple devices and once every day! Vote now and help the vaquita porpoise advance to the next round and get closer to securing the $10,000 conservation prize.

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03/05/2026

Check out our NEW Viva Vaquita website…

The vaquita porpoise (Phocoena sinus) is a small, elusive cetacean found only in the northern Gulf of California, Mexico. Despite their critical status, research shows vaquitas have healthy genetics and can recover—if we act now to remove all gillnets from their habitat. This species is also calle...

02/20/2026

https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/environment-sustainability/mexico-considering-shrinking-gillnet-ban-around-endangered-vaquita

The Mexican government is considering shrinking the area where gillnets are prohibited to protect vaquita, an extremely endangered porpoise

12/19/2025

Nice overview…

Vaquita Porpoise (Phocoena sinus) SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Infraorder: Cetacea Family: Phocoenidae Genus: Phocoena Species: P. Sinus CURRENT THREATS Bycatch in Banned Fishing Nets Illegal Totoaba Fishing Practices Habitat Degrad...

12/01/2025

The vaquita, found in the northern Gulf of California, is the most endangered marine mammal species in the world. Illegal fishing is to blame.

11/28/2025

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11/27/2025

More vaquita news…

Marine researchers recently spotted up to 10 critically endangered vaquita porpoises during a survey in Mexico's Upper Gulf of California.