We are a US registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity dedicated to saving Mexico’s endemic porpoise la vaquita marina (Phocoena sinus) from extinction.
About us
Two vaquitas, 2008. Photos taken under permit (Oficio No. DR/488/08 from the Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas (CONANP/Secretaría del Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (SEMARNAT), within a natural protected area subject to special management and decreed as such by the Mexican Government. Photo Credit: Paula Olson.
We are a US registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity dedicated to saving Mexico’s endemic porpoise la vaquita marina (Phocoena sinus) from extinction.
We partner with Mexican organizations to support adoption of fishing gear that poses no risk to vaquitas, and to search for and eliminate illegal nets from the Vaquita Refuge. We also support research on the status of vaquitas, which is critical to convince authorities that the species remains viable.