Heidy looking at data while overlooking out into the ocean. In the northernmost waters of the Gulf of California, a ghost drifts through the waves. Seldom seen, almost myth-like, the vaquita is the ...

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 ...

With fewer than 10 individuals left alive and captive breeding off the table, the vaquita has almost no margin for error. A team of researchers just made a move that could change how the world fights ...

Successful recovery of the vaquita’s limited population depends on eliminating the threat of gillnet fishing in their habitat. There are an estimated 7-10 vaquitas left in the entire world, limited to ...

As biodiversity continues to decline, strengthening protected areas, curbing illegal wildlife trade, restoring habitats and ...

Scientists caught a juvenile female vaquita in October of 2017 and released her after she showed signs of stress. Vaquita CPR Late on a fall evening in 2017, Phillip Morin, a marine mammal geneticist ...

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 ...

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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 ...

The vaquita porpoise, one of the world's most endangered animals, could become extinct within a year if fishing nets continue being used illegally, a university in Scotland warned on Wednesday.