Leonardo DiCaprio Gets Mexican President To Commit To Saving Rare Porpoise

Leonardo DiCaprio used his star power to issue a plea on Twitter with the World Wildlife Fund to save the world’s rarest porpoise from extinction. And it appears Mexico’s president was listening. Enrique Peña Nieto responded on Thursday to the actor’s missive about the vaquita ― a critically endangered mammal that only lives in a small region in the Gulf of California. In a series of tweets, the president said his country was focusing “all its efforts to prevent the extinction of the species.” Peña Nieto’s reply represents one of the most high profile pledges to save the animal, which has seen population numbers plummet from about 60 to just 30 in the past year. The vaquita is the most endangered marine mammal in the world. Join me + @World_Wildlife and take action. https://t.co/sB80PCeTG9 pic.twitter.com/UQMomVkvlC— Leonardo DiCaprio (@LeoDiCaprio) May 11, 2017 I welcome @LeoDiCaprio and @World_Wildlife 's concern regarding the Vaquita Marina.— Enrique Peña Nieto (@EPN) May 12, 2017 .@Mexico has focused all its efforts to prevent the extinction of this species.— Enrique Peña Nieto (@EPN) May 12, 2017 The WWF launched a campaign this week to urge the Mexican president to address the increasingly dire threat faced by the vaquita, saying there was still time to save the few that remain. Researchers have been scrambling to save the elusive porpoise, which has seen populations fall ...
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