Through Save The Whales’ symbolic adoption program you will learn about the most endangered marine mammal. Learn about the small, shy, vaquita porpoise that lives only in the Gulf of California, in Baja California, Mexico. The vaquita is called the panda of the sea because of the dark eye rings. You can help by adopting a vaquita porpoise and receiving information which includes the following:

• An 8×10 glossy color photograph of a vaquita in the wild (shown above)
• Adopt A Vaquita certificate personalized to your specifications
• 4 page color newsletter about vaquita
• Save The Whales window sticker
• Viva Vaquita window sticker
• A vaquita dog tag necklace (suitable for all ages and both sexes)

Please note that you will need to provide the name of the certificate recipient using the “Order Notes” section at the bottom of the checkout page, just above your final order details.

A thoughtful gift for a person of any age, for any occasion: anniversaries, birthdays, teachers, thank-you, etc.

*The above photo was taken under permit (Oficio No. DR/488/08 from the Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturale Protegidas (CONANP/Secretaría del Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (SEMARNAT), within a natural protected area subject to special management and decreed as such by the Mexican Government. This work was made possible thanks to the collaboration and support of the Coordinador de Investigación y Conservación de Mamíferos Marinos at the Instituto Nacional de Ecología (INE).