The vaquita, found in the northern Gulf of California, is the most endangered marine mammal species in the world. Illegal fishing is to blame.

With an estimated less than 10 individuals alive, the vaquita porpoise of the Gulf of California is on the brink of ...

The vaquita porpoise, down to 10 individuals left, can still survive. Researchers found that the genetic makeup of the species is diverse enough to support recovery. The most serious threat to the ...

(KGTV) — What's left of the world's Vaquita calls the Gulf of California home. In the northern portion of the gulf, the porpoise's fate has become much like that of other cetaceans (whales, dolphins, ...

"What we're seeing is so encouraging." Researchers encouraged after many rare sightings of critically endangered species: 'It ...

The vaquita (pronounced VA-Keeta) is the smallest, and most endangered, whale species in the world. It reaches a maximum length of 5 feet and weighs less than 120 lbs. Vaquitas are easily ...

Research published in the academic journal Mammal Review has uncovered the missing link in the depleting population of the vaquita. With a body less than 1.5 m long, the vaquita is the smallest living ...

Will the world’s smallest and rarest porpoise still swim the waters of the Gulf of California two years from now? That’s the question for the vaquita, arguably the world’s most endangered marine ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The vaquita porpoise lives only in the Northern Gulf of California. They are shy animals that only hang out in small groups and because of that not many people have seen them.

The vaquita, a tiny marine mammal found in the Gulf of California, is almost extinct. Scientists estimate that there are only about ten left. For International Save the Vaquita Day, we spoke to ...