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🗓️ 8 June 2023
⏱️ 50 minutes
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In 1973, countries came together and signed a historic treaty to stop the international trade of endangered species. 50 years later, the CITES agreement has never been updated, even as species go extinct faster than ever.
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0:55.0 | Dip a hydrophone in the warm waters of the Gulf of California, just off Mexico. |
1:00.0 | And if you're extremely lucky, you might hear this. |
1:11.0 | So, Bikitas are a very small porpoise that is very beautifully colored. |
1:18.0 | It has a lovely eye patch and sort of black lips. |
1:21.0 | It sort of has a goth look to it. |
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1:35.0 | and Atmospheric Administration's Southwest Fisheries Science Center. |
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