Don’t Be a Buckethead
Help protect marine life in the Arctic! Please sign this petition and encourage your family and friends to sign as well! The deadline is this Tuesday, February 28! Thank you for your help!...
View ArticleE-newsletter
Check out this Save The Whales E-newsletter, “A concert to benefit the Vaquita porpoise and ¡Viva Vaquita! donation to CEDO for Vaquita conservation project!”...
View ArticleMariachi Sol de Mexico
José Hernàndez (whom Diane Glim commented about on a previous post) from Mariachi Sol de Mexico, Save the Whales, and ¡Viva Vaquita! teamed up to do a public service announcement about the Vaquita...
View ArticleLegend
*Based on a Mexican legend Many years ago, In the land of Mexico, Some warriors with magic powers Could shape-shift to and fro. They used these powers to protect their lands Of fine women and mariachi...
View ArticleGuilt
Alright. I want you to go deep into your memory. Back to when you were a kid. When the world was simpler, Yet more wondrous. Now travel to the worst memory of your life. Maybe the day you broke your...
View ArticleIt’s not time to let go
Okay, so I found a link to an article in a New York Times blog post. The article, here, by Erik Vance, is on an extremely personal and controversial topic: Should we let the Vaquita go extinct? I had...
View ArticleCooking to save the Vaquita
It is no secret that gillnets are the only danger to the Vaquita’s population. It has been that way for as long as we have known about the endemic little porpoise. So it should be quite clear what...
View ArticleReflecting on experience
“We do not learn from experience…we learn from reflecting on experience.” ― John Dewey Lately I have been thinking a lot about saving the Vaquita…I mean really saving the Vaquita, not just blurting out...
View ArticleCooking to save the Vaquita: Part 2
Part 1: http://vlogvaquita.com/2013/10/26/cooking-to-save-the-vaquita/ I strongly believe that the best way to help the Vaquita is to promote sustainable seafood (and promote the Vaquita as you are...
View ArticleWorld Wildlife Day
Today, March 3rd, is World Wildlife Day. Today is the day to take the time to appreciate our planet’s incredible creatures. In recent years, we have been depleting our world’s natural resources,...
View ArticleTime for action
97. There are 97 Vaquitas left on this planet. For every Vaquita on earth, there are 82 million people. To date, nothing that has been done to save them has worked. It is a harsh reality for all of us...
View Article2014
2014, quite a year. I’m sure this year was crazy for everyone in some way. From the loss of Robin Williams to the Ebola outbreak, we have had a lot on our minds this year. However, many people had...
View ArticleHow to save the Vaquita
Happy World Wildlife Day! Here is a great post by the President of The Ocean Foundation, Mark J. Spalding, and former Executive Director of the U.S. Marine Mammal Commission, Tim Ragen: “EFFORTS TAKEN...
View ArticleWhy are we doing this?
We spend a lot of time asking how to save the Vaquita. However, asking why may be just as important. To me, it has always been obvious. When any creature is in trouble, I want to help it; let alone...
View ArticleTime is running out!
There is only 1 day left in the #ISTVD2016 t-shirt campaign! For every shirt that is bought during the remainder of the campaign, the Muskwa Club and VIVA Vaquita will be directly sent all profits!...
View ArticleMore than a porpoise
Poverty or bladder? Who would skip the latter? Temptation prevails, Porpoises ail. Cheap or friendly, Which one is deadly? With little time, They make a dime. Morals fly out the door. Who wants to be...
View ArticleHello again
It’s been a while. The last post I wrote on this blog was in November 2016, at the end of a crazy year and the beginning of an even crazier saga in modern history. A lot has changed in that year and a...
View ArticleToday is #ISTVD2018!
Today is International Save the Vaquita Day 2018! This is the biggest day of the year for our favorite critically endangered porpoise, and we need to make this one count more than ever. 20 or fewer...
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