Study found no sign of inbreeding or ‘extinction vortex’ often linked to small populations — ScienceDaily
The critically endangered vaquita has survived in low numbers in its native Gulf of California for hundreds of thousands of years, a new genetic analysis has found. The study found little sign of inbreeding or other risks often associated with small populations. Gillnet fisheries have entangled and killed many vaquitas in recent years and scientists […]
