‘Don’t forget the intricately painted fingernails,’ she said. ‘But if you’re trying to guess my weight, don’t expect to get any help from me. You can call me Madam.’
Between 1997 and 2019, gillnets killed hundreds of vaquitas. Their estimated population dropped from approximately 600 to fewer than 20 animals. In 2008 there was 245. In 2015, 59. Current estimates as of this post place them at about 10 left.
