The vaquita is the world's most endangered cetacean. There are just a handful left on Earth. But recently, observers spotted ...

Watching a vaquita marina porpoise crest the ocean's surface is a real emotional rollercoaster, says a Canadian scientist who tracks the elusive sea creatures. "It is one of the most amazing and ...

The number of Mexico's critically endangered vaquita marina porpoises sighted in the Gulf of California fell to between 6 and 8 this year, researchers said Tuesday, though it's possible that some of ...

This is how bad things have gotten for the world’s cutest little porpoise. With only about 60 left, an international treaty of governments is making a last, desperate effort to save them because ...

An effort to save one of the world’s most endangered species, a miniature porpoise that lives in the Sea of Cortez, is slated to begin Friday, using some of the biggest brains in marine biology, ...

Tiny porpoises in the northern Gulf of California are being decimated by illegal fishing, and could be extinct in 4 years. Mexico urged to act fast. Conservation groups are imploring Mexico to take ...

One of the world's most endangered marine mammals could face extinction as soon as this year if an illegal fishing operation continues to tangle and kill the porpoises as bycatch. The vaquita, a ...

The world's smallest marine mammal, the critically endangered vaquita porpoise, has dwindled to a population of only 10, making sightings of the animals extremely rare. A new study sheds light on the ...

The vaquita marina, Spanish for "little sea cow," is considered the world's most endangered marine mammal. The gray porpoise – known for its small size and characteristic black markings around its ...

The rarest and most endangered marine mammal in the world could go extinct in four years without stepped-up enforcement measures, new research suggests. Vaquitas, rare porpoises that live off the ...

An effort to save one of the world’s most endangered species, a miniature porpoise that lives in the Sea of Cortez, is slated to begin Friday, using some of the biggest brains in marine biology, ...