Idaho Documentarian Teams With Leonardo DiCaprio To Bring Attention To Endangered Vaquita

By Samantha Wright

Published January 15, 2019 at 3:22 PM MST

Vaquita caught in gillnets in the northern Gulf of California in 1985.

The vaquita is a small species of porpoise that lives exclusively in the Gulf of California. The mammal is on the brink of extinction due to irresponsible fishing methods. Boise filmmaker Matthew Podolsky has partnered with Leonardo DiCaprio to produce a documentary chronicling the plight of the vaquita.

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Samantha Wright

As Senior Producer of our live daily talk show Idaho Matters, I’m able to indulge my love of storytelling and share all kinds of information (I was probably a Town Crier in a past life). My career has allowed me to learn something new everyday and to share that knowledge with all my friends on the radio.

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