Please visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/235969to listen full audiobooks. Title: Vaquita Author: Brooke Bessesen, Carl Safina - foreword Narrator: Xe Sands Format: mp3 Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins Release date: 09-11-18 Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 16 ratings Genres: Animals Publisher's Summary: In 2006, vaquita, a diminutive porpoise making its home in the Upper Gulf of California, inherited the dubious title of world's most endangered marine mammal. When international crime cartels discovered a lucrative trade in the swim bladders of totoaba, illegal gillnetting went rampant, and now the lives of the few remaining vaquitas hang in the balance. Author Brooke Bessesen takes us on a journey to Mexico's Upper Gulf region to uncover the story. She interviewed townspeople, fishermen, scientists, and activists, teasing apart a complex story filled with villains and heroes.

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