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 ...

In a rare and heartening sight, the world’s most endangered marine mammal — the vaquita porpoise - has been spotted swimming ...

The government has allocated $3 million for the plan, to be matched by funds from international conservation groups. The most common cause of death for the vaquita is getting caught in illegal ...

Mexican authorities and conservationists have reported sightings of healthy vaquita marina porpoises and a significant drop in illegal fishing activity, signaling progress in efforts to save the ...

Napans strolling along the river Sunday may have caught a rare sight — a harbor porpoise surfacing in the Oxbow. By Monday, the animal was still cruising the same stretch of water.[ related_articles ...

An illustration of a harbor porpoise (middle) swimming with two other porpoises. Analyzing harbor porpoises’ echolocation clicks gave scientists a way to measure how closely they approach tidal power ...

A dead porpoise has washed up on Eaglecrest Beach and it will likely be there for a while as it decomposes. Fisheries and ...