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Mexico shrinks protected area as world’s rarest porpoise battles extinction
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MEXICO CITY, Oct 15 - Mexico's president said on Thursday a drastic reduction in the protected area for the near-extinct vaquita marina, the world's smallest porpoise, will help fishing communities, although critics fear the move threatens the species' survival.
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