US Sued Over Vanishing Vaquita, the World's Smallest Porpoise

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https://www.courthousenews.com/us-sued-over-vanishing-vaquita-the-worlds-smallest-porpoise/amp/

US Sued Over Vanishing Vaquita, the World’s Smallest Porpoise

WASHINGTON (CN) — In a bid to protect an ever-dwindling species of porpoise, conservation groups blame the Trump administration in a federal complaint for giving Mexico a pass on reckless fishing practices.

“Vaquita face a single threat: they become entangled and drown in fishing gear, including in gear set illegally to catch totoaba, a giant, endangered fish,” according to the complaint led in Washington by the Center for Biological Diversity.

Native to the Gulf of California in Mexico, the totoaba are prized for their large swim bladders, meant to ensure buoyancy in the water, which fetch upwards of $46,00 per kilogram on the black market.

The bladders, referred to as “maw,” are popular in China and believed to hold medicinal properties, including curing arthritis, improving skin and boosting fertility.

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1. Chinese markets again. 😤

Why do they eat things the rest of the world knows is not a good thing to do?
Little empathy for other lifeforms? (No, I'm not a total vegetarian but I do limit my protein menu & it's not based on my childhood conditioning.)



Bats, Pangolins, Vaquita swim bladders, DOGS!!! 😠😠😠