Mark Hillsdon is a writer based in the UK specializing in nature, sustainability and the great outdoors. His work has appeared in BBC Wildlife magazine, The Guardian and Ethical Corporation, among others.
That stretch of roughly 85 miles, widely known as "Cancer Alley," is home to dozens of refineries and chemical plants and to many predominantly Black communities.
Despite the marine mammal's alarming decline, the international committee emphasized that the vaquita is not extinct and that recovery remains possible.