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Habitat Explorer

Drag the slider to witness 50 years of habitat destruction. Compare the lush, thriving ecosystems of the 1970s with today's fragmented landscapes — and understand what's at stake.

● 1975 — Thriving Habitat ● 2025 — Fragmented Today
1975 2025
Vaquita
94%
Habitat Lost Since 1975

The Gulf of California once teemed with marine life. Today, less than 6% of the original habitat remains viable for the world's most endangered marine mammal.

Primary Threat
Gillnets
Main Cause of Decline

Illegal gillnet fishing for totoaba bass continues despite international bans, driving the vaquita to extinction.

Population
<10
Individuals Remaining

The vaquita has the smallest range of any cetacean, making it uniquely vulnerable to local threats.