Mexicans hold mournful procession for endangered porpoise
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Activists and artists in Mexico held a mournful, dirge-like procession for the critically endangered vaquita porpoise Saturday, as the species' numbers fell below 30.
With drums, chimes and a carved vaquita skull, hundreds of people made their way through a downtown Mexico City park.
Organizers said the procession wasn't a funeral for the vaquita, but experts suggest that perhaps as few as 18 remain in the upper Gulf of California, also known as the Sea of Cortes.
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The vaquita's numbers have been decimated by nets set for the totoaba fish, a delicacy in China.
About 30 of the mammals remained one year ago, and experts say a 40 percent annual decline continues unabated.