This week brought a rare moment of hope for ocean conservationists: new footage confirms that the vaquita, the world’s most endangered marine mammal, is still surviving, even as the species teeters on the brink of extinction. 🙏🐬 Recent surveys conducted in Mexico’s Upper Gulf of California documented between seven and ten vaquitas, including several calves. For the first time since monitoring began, no illegal gillnets were found in the area, a major milestone in efforts to protect the species