Check out ¡Viva Vaquita! and the Oceanographic Environmental Research Society’s new coloring/activity book, Anita the Vaquita! It is obviously not directed towards the older audience, but it is great for little kids! It mixes fun activities and coloring with accurate yet simple information. Even though you’re probably an adult, I recommend at least looking at it and giving it to a kid you know. If you are serious about getting an actual copy, comment with your email address and we’ll work from there. Thanks!
Category Archives: Updates
Online book
I was very pleased when I heard about an online Vaquita book! Check it out here: http://bibliotecadigital.ilce.edu.mx/sites/educa/libros/vaquita/htm/sec_3.htm. It was very detailed, and I was intrigued by the Native American legend.
Mariachi Sol de Mexico
José Hernàndez (whom Diane Glim commented about on a previous post) from Mariachi Sol de Mexico, Save the Whales, and ¡Viva Vaquita! teamed up to do a public service announcement about the Vaquita being broadcasted on radio stations in the Monterey, California area. You can listen to it here: http://www.savethewhales.org/vaquita_psa.html.
Spanish Memuco poster
Yet another poster (in Spanish) about the Vaquita. I believe it is by Memuco.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=314096898659503&set=p.314096898659503&type=1&ref=nf
Another Memuco poster
Here is another amazing poster from Memuco: http://visual.ly/unnatural-disasters. It really puts into perspective how endangered the Vaquita really is. The poster also features the Baiji (previous post) and the Yangtze River Finless Porpoise with a lot of information on each cetacean.
PROREMARCO
A huge breakthrough was just made: this year, fishermen have received the ability to apply to the shrimp farm PROREMARCO as an alternative livelihood. This is, in a sense, another buy-out option. As in all buy-out categories, fishermen entering PROREMARCO must surrender at least one fishing permit, the boat, and fishing gear associated to it. CONANP has determined that this project needs a minimum of 62 applications to be economically viable. If you are or know any Gulf fishermen, please inform them on this subject.
Por Naturaleza
Here is the poster for Jimmy Maldonado’s Mexican short film, “Por Naturaleza” (“Naturally” in English). It appears to be about the Vaquita. I will try to learn more about it.
2012 Vaquita Conservation Program
Check out the Vaquita Conservation Program 2012: http://vaquita.tv/blog/2012/04/14/vaquita-conservation-program-2012/.
New address
I have no idea why I waited so long, but I finally changed my blog to https://vlogvaquita.com/. It won’t affect any previous links to https://goldenliontamarin.wordpress.com/, they will redirect to the new site. It’ll just make it easier to find my blog.
Artists Wanted competition
Vote for Guillermo Munro Colosio (a.k.a. Memuco, see work below) in the Artists Wanted competition. If he wins, he will donate all of the money to the Vaquita! Click here and click the “Collect Me” icon on the top of the screen. Please choose Guillermo (Memuco)!
