Franciscana

Species: 

Pontoporia blainvillei

IUCN Status: 

Vulnerable
Photo: YAQU PACHA

The main threat to the franciscana is bycatch in gillnet fisheries in its native coastal waters of Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay.   

Bycatch Threat: 

Gillnets

Population: 

30,000 to 50,000
Mid-coastal Brazil south to mid-coastal Argentina

Type: 

Mammal