Moontanman Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 (edited) Is the Vaquita doomed? With their small size (about one meter) and an economic incentive to continue fishing methods that kill them as by catch can we save them? It is thought that only 10 individuals remain of the population. This short video goes into detail about them. Edited April 7, 2023 by Moontanman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterkin Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 10 minutes ago, Moontanman said: can we save them? No. At least, not by conventional means. 10 minutes ago, Moontanman said: It is thought that only 10 individuals remain of the population. Too few. Quote an effective population size of at least 50 individuals in a population is required. https://phys.org/news/2018-03-populations-pair.html However, if DNA is taken from all the individuals that are still alive - plus as many remnants of the dead ones as possible - it could be saved for a renaissance in some post-apocalyptic future. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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