Meet Mr. Vaquita

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Lorenzo Rojas-Bracho is a Mexican scientist who’s been studying vaquitas for over 20 years.  Vaquitas are a species of tiny porpoise found only in Mexico’s Gulf of California, and they’re on the brink of extinction.  The BBC’s Clayton Conn reports.

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