The vaquita, which means "little cow" in Spanish, is the world's smallest porpoise and most endangered marine mammal. They ...

Carcasses of six finless porpoises have washed up on Hong Kong's shores so far this month The carcasses of six finless ...

The Mexican government has completed the objectives of a 2023 action plan created to help protected the critically endangered ...

An international wildlife charity is calling for a 'tank-free' future for marine animals - as over 3,600 whales, dolphins, ...

The scientists say that more than half of the 90 living species of whales, dolphins and porpoises, are of conservation concern, and the trend of acting "too little, too late" must end. They are ...

The Yangtze river’s finless porpoise is one of the very few porpoises (relatives of dolphins and whales) that live in fresh water. Its small size and cute 'smile' make it much loved in China and ...

As well as this, porpoises that died in gillnets but fell out of the net as it is hauled in aren’t able to be counted, again meaning that the true number could be higher. In 2017 six Special Areas of ...

“Since President Lopez Obrador took office, his administration has sat by and watched these tiny porpoises spiral toward oblivion ... In 2018, responding to a lawsuit filed by conservation groups, the ...

Although the Mexican government claims to be committed to vaquita conservation, a report last year by the International ... the Mexican government and prompt it to finally save this tiny porpoise from ...

The nets used for its capture also affect other marine species, including the vaquita, a critically endangered porpoise ... challenging conservation efforts. The totoaba, once a vital resource ...