With an estimated 30 or fewer individuals remaining, the vaquita are the focus of new WWF analysis released recently calling for immediate collective action to protect the species. The world's most endangered marine mammal urgently needs a coordinated global effort to save it, and prevent irreversible damage to the Gulf of California World Heritage site so that the vaquita and other species can thrive along with local communities. Known as the “panda of the sea” because of its distinctive markings, the vaquita is endemic to the Upper Gulf of California.

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