Vaquita Size Comparison (Wikicommons)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nIf you want to catch a glimpse of these extremely rare animals, you will need to take a trip to the Gulf of California.\u00a0 While you are there you will need to check out some of the shallow, murky lagoons along the shoreline since this is where they prefer to hang out.\u00a0 Just a quick word of warning though.\u00a0 They will be tough to spot since the Vaquita tends to be very elusive and will typically avoid boats.\u00a0 To make sightings even more difficult is the fact that they hardly break the surface of the water when they come up for air.\u00a0 They use a slow, forward-rolling movement that barely sends a ripple across the surface of the water.\u00a0 Good luck with your search of this rare, elusive animal.\u00a0 Be sure to let me know if you spot one!<\/p>\n
Vaquita Fast Fact – <\/strong>Well we are aware that the population of Vaquita’s in the wild are low so what is causing this decline?\u00a0 For once, habitat destruction is not the major cause.\u00a0 It is actually incidental catches in fishing nets that are creating a huge problem for these beloved creatures.\u00a0 Another issue is also arising for this small population of Vaquita.\u00a0 Climate change could potentially be changing their food availability as well as their habitat conditions.\u00a0 Is there anything Climate Change doesn’t impact?<\/p>\nWell that does it for me on this Thankful Day!\u00a0 Enjoy the rest of your day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
First of all I would like to wish all our American readers a Happy Thanksgiving.\u00a0 It is a great time to take a moment and reflect on everything big and small in your life that you can be grateful for.\u00a0 With that said, I am personally grateful for all the amazing readers that wander into Wild Facts.\u00a0 Thank you to all of you for making this such a fun and exciting endeavour. Today we are going to the sea to learn about a very rare porpoise called the Vaquita.\u00a0 It is believed that there is less than 600 of these <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3471,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[60,4024],"tags":[348,1373,4025,1372,1375,1371,1374],"yoast_head":"\n
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