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Daily Archives: October 27, 2011

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Aidan Bodeo-Lomicky

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October 27, 2011

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Nature’s sensation

There once was a tiny cetacean

Not well-known in the nation.

With a fluke and a fin,

Two eyes and a chin.

The Vaquita is nature’s sensation.

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October 27, 2011

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Warm waters

The Vaquita is the only porpoise that lives in the warm waters of the Gulf of California.

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  • About.com Vaquita Page About.com’s Vaquita page has an accurate summary of some great Vaquita info
  • Adopt-a-Vaquita An amazing program from Save the Whales that allows you to symbolically adopt a Vaquita
  • American Cetacean Society The incredible organization’s website that has endless amazing cetacean content, including the Vaquita
  • American Cetacean Society Los Angeles Chapter The oldest chapter of the ACS, they have been extremely helpful to the Muskwa Club in our Vaquita efforts
  • American Cetacean Society Monterey Bay Chapter The chapter of the ACS that co-founded ¡Viva Vaquita!, with great Vaquita updates
  • Aquarium of the Pacific An aquarium that I would love to go to that has two exhibits that have Vaquita info
  • ARKive Vaquita Page An amazing site with accurate info and phenomenal pictures
  • ¡Viva Vaquita! An amazing site that is the most up-to-date resource on anything Vaquita
  • ¡Viva Vaquita! Facebook Page A never-ending source of Vaquita news and info
  • ¡Viva Vaquita! La Tienda The best Vaquita store, with 100% of profits going to the Vaquita
  • ¡Viva Vaquita! Petition ¡Viva Vaquita!’s petition to the Head of PROFEPA and 5 others
  • ¡Viva Vaquita! Twitter Page ¡Viva Vaquita!’s Twitter page, which will be used to post constant Vaquita updates
  • Carnivora Forum A cool forum with great info on many carnivores, including the Vaquita
  • CEDO One of the biggest Vaquita conservation supporters, also with one of the best Vaquita sites
  • CEDO Eco Shop An amazing online store you can use to donate to CEDO, including a spectacular Vaquita section
  • Cetos Research Organization A great site do DONATE!
  • CMS Factfile Even though the Vaquita is non-migratory, the Convention on Migratory Species has a good Vaquita fact page
  • Commission for Environmental Cooperation A spectacular coalition between Canada, the United States, and Mexico created to ensure that our continent’s species do not disappear
  • Cousteau Society Vaquita Conservation Famous French oceanographer Jacques Cousteau’s society has a cool Vaquita page
  • Defenders of Wildllife Vaquita Fact File A great website’s Vaquita page
  • deviantART My deviantART page where I share all of my Vaquita artwork
  • EDGE Species #63. Vaquita An informative website with a Vaquita page
  • Exploring Trade-Offs between Fisheries and Conservation of the Vaquita Porpoise (Phocoena sinus) Using an Atlantis Ecosystem Model A fantastic in-depth reasearch article with great technical analysis of a very important aspect of the Vaquita’s situation
  • Facebook My Facebook page where I post constant updates and events
  • Google Plus+ Check out my Google Plus+ page to get constant Vaquita highlights and extras
  • Government Organization: CONANP – National Commission of Natural Protected Areas The mission of CONANP is to conserve the natural heritage of Mexico through protected areas and other forms of preservation
  • Government Organization: CONAPESCA – National Commission of Aquaculture and Fishing CONAPESCA promotes the sustainable exploitation of marine resources and contributes with the conservation of them
  • Government Organization: PROFEPA – Attorney General for Environmental Protection The main task of PROFEPA is to create and enforce the Federal environmental laws of Mexico
  • Government Organization: SEMARNAT – Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources SEMARNAT is charged with the mission of protecting, restoring, and conserving the ecosystems, natural resources, assets and environmental services of Mexico with the goal of fostering sustainable development
  • Gulf of California Marine Program A team of scientists, students, and professionals from SCRIPPS Institution of Oceanography who are dedicated to generating and disseminating information on conservation and resource management issues in the Gulf of California
  • International A-Team for Wildlife Organization dedicated to educating the public, especially youth, about endangered species (I am one of their featured conservationists)
  • International Whaling Commission An inter-governmental society, made up of 89 countries, that is trying to conserve whales and stop whaling, and they have enourmous meetings where they discuss global cetacean issues
  • IUCN Cetacean Specialist Group A fascinating site with fresh Vaquita news
  • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species – Vaquita The famous IUCN Red List’s Vaquita page, filled with scientific info
  • Memuco The official website of world-famous artist, environmentalist, and Vaquita helper
  • Muskwa Club An unbelievable student-formed organization that I am the Secretary of State of that is currently working on an incredible Vaquita program
  • Muskwa Club YouTube Channel The Muskwa’s Club’s awesome YouTube channel that contains some great videos, and when it reaches 100 subscribers, the Muskwa Club can begin some amazing new projects
  • NAMPAN Vaquita page CEC’s North American Marine Protected Areas’ Vaquita fact file, including an overview of their Vaquita project
  • New England Aquarium An incredible aquarium that hosted my World Oceans Day Vaquita table and has an exhibit that features the Vaquita
  • NOAA Fact File A great fact sheet by a huge Vaquita supporter
  • North American Conservation Action Plan: Vaquita – NACAP An amazing paper by CEC about North America’s plan to save the Vaquita from 2008
  • OERS The Oceanographic Environmental Research Society is a wonderful organization, which helped create the “Anita the Vaquita” coloring book
  • Online Vaquita Book A very informative and well-illustrated book that will surely intrigue you
  • Report of 4th CIRVA Meeting Detailed report of the 4th meeting of the International Committee for the Recovery of the Vaquita, from 2012
  • Report of first 3 CIRVA Meetings Detailed report of the first 3 meetings of the International Committee for the Recovery of the Vaquita, from 1997, 1999, and 2004
  • San Diego Zoo Vaquita Article The famous zoo’s Vaquita page, “Conservation with a ‘Porpoise'”
  • San Felipe Pescados y Mariscos A group from San Felipe, Mexico that monitors and promotes Vaquita-safe fishing
  • Save the Elusive Vaquita Petition Please sign my petition so the President of Mexico can ban gillnets
  • Save the Vaquita Another great Vaquita site
  • Save the Whales A very good Vaquita site with many links to others, and also Adopt-a-Vaquita
  • Save the Whales Facebook Page Save the Whales’ Facebook page which publishes near-daily cetacean updates and news
  • Save the Whales Petition A petition towards the United Nations Environment Programme
  • Save Your Logo Vaquita Page A French website with Vaquita information
  • Seafood Watch The amazing program from the Monterey Bay Aquarium that goes into great detail about sustainable seafood
  • SEMARNAT's 2008 Vaquita Action Plan: PACE-Vaquita A 76-page, painstakingly detailed report from 2008 of the Mexican Government’s plans to save the Vaquita
  • Sexual Dimorphism and Developmental Patterns in the External Morphology of the Vaquita, Phocoena sinus An amazing new scientific article by NOAA with an in-depth analysis of a recent study
  • Shrimp Celebration at Misión 19 A fantastic article from the Life and Food blog about the restaurant Misión 19’s Vaquita-oriented sustainable shrimp evening
  • SOS Vaquita Project A page about WWF’s project to switch out gillnets that is funded by the Save Our Species initiative
  • Southwest Fisheries Science Center An amazing website with an excess of Vaquita info
  • Status of the Acoustic Monitoring Scheme for Population Trend of Vaquita (Phocoena sinus) After Two Sampling Periods A great paper by the top researchers about the acoustic monitoring program and its results
  • Strange and Endangered A fascinating website with awesome endangered species paintings for a thesis project
  • The Endangered Species Print Project An amazing project with beautiful works of many endangered species, with proceeds going to them
  • The Marine Mammal Center A great organization that spreads the word about marine mammals as well as rescues sick or injured ones, and also helps raise money for the Vaquita
  • The Society for Marine Mammology A very cool website with fact sheets on a bunch of marine mammals, including the Vaquita
  • The Vaquita: The Biology of an Endangered Porpoise My book, the first ever on the Vaquita, can be purchased for $12.95, with 100% of profits going to the Vaquita
  • Twitter Follow me on Twitter to get constant Vaquita updates
  • US Marine Mammal Commission The branch of the US Government that is dedicated to marine mammals
  • Vaquita – Last Chance for the Desert Porpoise An interesting site/blog showing the “Vaquita: Last Chance for the Desert Porpoise” movie for free
  • Vaquita Marina A great Spanish Vaquita website for kids with great info and activities, by the Instituto Nacional de Ecología
  • Vaquita Rescue A really neat Vaquita Flash game created by Muskwan Paul Jensen for the Cornerstone Science Night
  • Vaquitamarina.org An offshoot of the WWF, an extremely cool Vaquita website with great graphics and information
  • Vine (Only accessible on your mobile if you have the Vine app) My Vine account, where I post looping, six-second Vaquita videos
  • Voices in the Sea A really cool website that has great info on marine mammals, including the Vaquita that makes you truly feel like you are in the sea, and I urge you to explore
  • WDC Vaquita Page A well-written factfile about the Vaquita with great info, and if you explore the site you will find many more great Vaquita pages
  • Whale Trackers The website (which is full of Vaquita articles and videos) of the group that created the Last Chance for the Desert Porpoise movie and site
  • Whale Workshop A great company that makes realistic inflatables of many animals, especially marine animals, for conservation education
  • WWF – Vaquita A spectaculalar site talking about many things related to the Vaquita, especially reproduction
  • WWF Mexico The Mexican chapter of the world-famous organization helps the Vaquita in many ways
  • WWF Panda Page My WWF Panda Page created as another way to recieve donations for the Vaquita
  • WWF Species Page You don’t have to look too hard to find the Vaquita page (scroll down)

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