From June 29 – July 7, Island Press is offering the e-book Vaquita: Science, Politics, and Crime in the Sea of Cortez<https://islandpress.org/books/vaquita> by Brooke Bessesen<https://islandpress.org/author/brooke-bessesen> for free. This conservation detective story examines the world’s most endangered marine mammal, the vaquita. Living in Mexico’s Upper Gulf region, the “panda of the sea” has seen its numbers drastically reduced in the past several decades. Who is to blame? Brooke Bessesen takes us on a journey to uncover the story. She interviews townspeople, fishermen, scientists, and activists, teasing apart a complex story filled with villains and heroes, a story whose outcome is unclear. In this fast-paced, soul-searing tale, Brooke learns that there are no easy answers when extinction is profitable.

If you’d like to dive deeper into the subject we have a webinar<https://islandpress.org/videos/webinar-saving-vaquita> and study/reader’s guide<https://islandpress.box.com/s/1qpf5nqu4n55praq31970lokwr7fc6vx> available as well. Read Vaquita<https://islandpress.org/books/vaquita>, for free, now till July 7. Please share this with your network far and wide! Together, we can spread the word about this vulnerable species before it’s too late. Jen Hawse | Partnerships Manager | she, her Island Press 2000 M St NW, Suite 650 Washington, DC 20036 202.232.7933 x60 | http://www.islandpress.org<http://www.islandpress.org/> Twitter: @IslandPress | Facebook.com/IslandPress Join our newsletter: http://bit.ly/IP-newsletter This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the addressee and may not be disclosed to or used by anyone other than the addressee. If you have received this e-mail in error, please advise the sender immediately and delete the email (and all attachments) from your computer system. Thank you.