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The vaquita is the world’s smallest porpoise and the most endangered marine mammal on Planet Earth. Found only in a tiny part of the northern Gulf of California, fewer than ~10 are believed to remain. They aren’t hunted directly—vaquitas are lost to illegal fishing nets meant for other species. Scientists say they can still recover if those nets disappear.