Leonardo DiCaprio's Efforts Prompt Mexico To Commit To Saving Rare Porpoise | HuffPost - 0 views
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Adriana Trujillo on 20 Jun 17Increased conservation advocacy by groups including the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation and the World Wildlife Fund encouraged the Mexican government to renew efforts to save the critically endangered vaquita porpoise from extinction. Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto has signed a memorandum of understanding that includes stricter enforcement of a permanent ban on fishing nets in Mexico's Upper Gulf of California, where about 30 vaquitas are estimated to be left.