Experts ona research expedition estimate they saw from 10 to 13 of the tiny, shy, elusive porpoises during nearly two weeks of sailing in the gulf last month.

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June 8, 2023, 1:43 AM PDT/Source:Associated Press

ByThe Associated Press

MEXICO CITY — Against all odds, the remaining handful of Mexico’s endangeredvaquita porpoisesare holding on in their only habitat in the Gulf of California, according to a new research expedition report released Wednesday.

Experts onthe expeditionestimate they saw from 10 to 13 of the tiny, shy, elusive porpoises during nearly two weeks of sailing in the gulf last month.

That is a similar number to those seen in the last such expedition in 2021. Because they are so small and elusive, many of the sightings through powerful binoculars are categorized as probable or likely. The…