‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

 


[ [link removed] ]A vaquita porpoise

John,

The tiny vaquita porpoise is the most threatened sea mammal in the world.
Fewer than 10 are left – pushed to the edge of extinction by illegal
fishing nets that ensnare and drown them within minutes.

But there's a flicker of hope.

Scientists have discovered astounding genetic health among the last
surviving vaquitas – meaning these beautiful creatures could fully bounce
back if dangerous fishing practices end now. And we can help make that
happen!

San Felipe in Mexico is the centre of the local fishing industry. And
three amazing groups there are working flat out to equip locals with
sustainable fishing gear that’s completely safe for vaquitas.

Already fishers are switching over, but with so few vaquitas left we need
to act quickly. They urgently need money to buy safe fishing gear, train
people on how to use it and get it onto fishing boats as fast as possible.

Can you chip in to protect the last 7 vaquitas -- and marine environments
everywhere?



[ [link removed] ]Chip in
$1[ [link removed] ]Chip
in another amount

Vaquita numbers have plunged 99% in a decade as the use of “gillnets” has
rocketed to meet the growing global demand for fish. These vertical walls
of netting trap all sea life that comes their way. Air-breathing vaquitas
don’t stand a chance.

It’s annihilation, but we can’t give up on them yet.

On-the-ground groups like Pesca ABC, Whale Museum and MAREM – a network of
80 heroic women in the fishing community – are still fighting.
John, with your help, they can go further, faster,
incentivising fishers to switch to safer nets, and giving vaquitas the
space they need to recover.

10 years ago, hundreds of vaquitas played together in this tiny patch of
the Gulf of California. Now they could disappear forever. But if we all
chip in, we can give them a chance to thrive once more – and fight for
better marine protections globally.

Can you rush a donation to help protect the 7 vaquitas left?



[ [link removed] ]Chip in
$1[ [link removed] ]Chip
in another amount



  Thanks for all that you do,  
Olivia and the SumOfUs team



---------------------------------

More information:

[ [link removed] ]Vaquita porpoise could survive … but only if illegal fishing stops
immediately. The Guardian. 5 May 2022.

[ [link removed] ]Vaquitas could breed their way back from the brink of extinction. 5 May
2022.

 

SumOfUs is a worldwide movement of people like you, working together to hold corporations accountable for their actions and forge a new, sustainable path for our global economy.

Please help keep SumOfUs strong by chipping in $3. [link removed]