Chris Kyriazis says there’s still hope for the endangered vaquita porpoise | Sustainable LA Grand Challenge

Katerina Jowid
May 16, 2022
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Publication: Washington Post

UCLA Expert: Chris Kyriazis: PhD candidate, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Synopsis: Kyriazis explained how the endangered vaquita porpoise has the potential to be saved despite its incredibly low numbers.

UCLA News: “Our key findings are that the vaquita is not doomed to extinction by genetics, as some have begun to assume.” Kyriazis referred to his study published in the journal Science. “These findings are important because they provide hope for a species that is at the brink of extinction, one that many are now giving up on.”