The Yangtze finless porpoise is one of the most endangered animals in China. Found only in China’s Yangtze River and nearby lakes, such as Poyang Lake and Tian-E-Zhou Oxbow Lake, this unique ...

The vaquita porpoise, the world’s smallest marine mammal, is on the brink of extinction, with 10 or fewer still living in Mexico’s Gulf of California, their sole habitat. But a genetic analysis by a ...

One of about 10 living vaquitas, a critically endangered porpoise species endemic to the northern part of the Gulf of California. (NOAA) (CN) — There are only about 10 vaquita porpoises left today in ...

Living up to their names, killer whales have been killing other marine mammals but not eating them for decades, and scientists aren't sure exactly why. Orcas seemingly hunt down, harass, and often ...

Expert marine mammal researchers spotted up to 10 of the porpoises during a recent survey in the Upper Gulf of California.

The 88-nation International Whaling Commission on Monday issued its first extinction for the vaquita porpoise, a species native to the northern Gulf of California off the coast of Mexico. With a ...

A new survey found a larger-than-expected population of the world’s most endangered marine mammal, a small porpoise whose collapse has generated international contempt toward Mexico. Researchers in ...

One of about 10 living vaquitas, a critically endangered porpoise species endemic to the northern part of the Gulf of California. (NOAA) (CN) — A trade authority slapped Mexico with sanctions Monday ...

A dolphin belonging to a rare Indo-Pacific finless porpoise species—known locally as the Tibi Dolphin— has been found dead in ...

The world's smallest marine mammal -- the critically endangered vaquita porpoise, which lives only in Mexico's Sea of Cortez -- is believed to have only 10 living members, if that, of the species. The ...