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Welcome back to a new season of Wild but
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True with your host Malcolm Walker. Did
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you know there's a marine mammal so rare
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it's often called the panda of the sea?
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But unlike the panda, its population is
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critically tragically low. Meet the
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vakita, the world's smallest and most
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endangered porpus. There are fewer than
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10 of these beautiful animals left on
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Earth, making them the rarest marine
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mammal we know of. Right. So, where does
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this elusive creature live? Its only
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home is a tiny corner of the world, the
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northern part of the Gulf of California
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in Mexico. This beautiful turquoise body
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of water is the only place you'll find
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them. It prefer the shallow, murky
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lagoons close to the shoreline. You
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might think such a specific habitat
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would keep them safe. But sadly, it's
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the very thing that has put them in
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grave danger.
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The Vikita story is a heartbreaking one.
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They aren't hunted directly. Instead,
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they become accidental victims.
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Fishermen in the Gulf of California use
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large nets called gil nets to catch a
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type of fish called the Tatoba. The
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toteba's swim bladder is highly valued
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in some markets leading to intense
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illegal fishing. These gil nets hang in
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the water like invisible walls. Aikitas
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being similar in size to the swim into
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these nets and can't escape. Can't
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surface for air and they drown. It's a
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silent and devastating threat. For every
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Titoba caught, many other marine
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animals, including the vakita, pay the
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ultimate price. Conservation efforts are
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in a race against time. Scientists,
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local communities, and the Mexican
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government, are working together to save
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the Vakita. They've tried banning gil
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nets in the Vakita's habitat and are
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developing safer fishing gear. They're
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also using acoustic monitoring systems,
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basically underwater microphones to
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listen for the Vakita's unique clicks.
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helping them locate the last remaining
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individuals and protect their core
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areas. There was even an ambitious plan
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to capture some vakitas and move them to
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a protected sea sanctuary. But these
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sensitive animals don't do well in
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captivity, so the focus is now entirely
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on protecting them in the wild. The fate
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of the vakita hangs by a thread. Its
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survival depends on eliminating illegal
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gilnet fishing entirely. It's a huge
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challenge involving international
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cooperation, law enforcement, and
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providing alternative livelihoods for
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local fishing communities. But it's a
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fight we can't afford to lose. Losing
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the Vakita would be more than just the
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loss of a species. It would be a sign
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that we failed to protect our planet's
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most vulnerable inhabitants. The
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Vikita's quiet call for help is echoing
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across the ocean. The question is, will
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we answer in time? Thank you for
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watching. Spreading awareness is a
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crucial step. If you found this video
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informative, please give it a like and
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share it to help tell the Vikita story.
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And don't forget to subscribe for more
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content about our incredible planet. See
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you next time.
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