Mexico: endangered vaquita porpoises seen in Sea of Cortez

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A newly launched effort to find critically endangered vaquita marina porpoises has already spotted at least two and perhaps three of the elusive, rarely seen creatures in Mexico's Sea of Cortez.

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which is collaborating with Mexico in an effort to count the remaining vaquitas, said Thursday that two of animals — the world's smallest porpoises — were sighted.

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