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

The vaquita porpoise is one of the most endangered animals on the planet. By 2024, the vaquita population had dropped to ...

"What we're seeing is so encouraging." Researchers encouraged after many rare sightings of critically endangered species: 'It's the time to work on the human dimension of the problem' first appeared ...

There are over 150,000 species on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List. Of those species, over 42,000 are threatened with extinction. On that list are 17,903 marine species that ...

ABC 10News anchor Kimberly Hunt travels to Mexico and spends time with researchers aboard the Sea Shepherd vessel as they ...

An international investigation uncovers how criminal networks traffick parts of the totoaba, an endangered fish caught in ...

New calves give the endangered vaquita a lifeline, with fresh sightings showing breeding continues despite extreme decline, ...

Noting the serious concern about the perilous state of vaquitas, we urge all governments attending CITES to raise the ongoing situation regarding illegal fishing in the Gulf of California and Mexico’s ...

Image Credit: Paula Olson, NOAA. The critically endangered vaquita porpoise is on the verge of extinction. In just 27 years, the marine mammal’s population plummeted from 600 in 1997 to fewer than 10 ...

LOS ANGELES -- 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. Vaquita ...