Vaquita Porpoise Population 2024 Population. The vaquita population has varied from a few thousand to 5,000 over the last 250,000 years, according to the national oceanic and atmospheric administration. The study estimates that their population size had already dipped below 3,000 individuals more than 25,000 years ago.

The vaquita population has varied from a few thousand to 5,000 over the last 250,000 years, according to the national oceanic and atmospheric administration. Less than 30 vaquitas remain in the wild, and entanglement in gillnets is driving the species toward extinction.