Whenever an animal species drops into the single digits, every risk to them matters. While not necessarily a common ...

The smallest mammals on Earth are vanishing faster than most people realize, and the line between survival and oblivion has ...

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 ...

For the first time since researchers have been tracking the vaquita, the estimated number of individuals of this nearly extinct species of porpoise has increased. Vaquitas, found only in a ...

Six vaquitas are reported to have died in fishing nets over the past six months, further threatening the survival of the world's smallest and most critically endangered porpoise. Gulf of California, ...

Mexicos vaquita marina is edging closer to extinction as scientists warned that only 30 were left despite navy efforts to intercept illegal fishing nets killing the worlds smallest porpoise. "The ...

MONTREAL— A commission under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement released a report today confirming that Mexico’s unwillingness to enforce its own wildlife protection and trade laws is driving ...

The U.S. Trade Representative's Office has filed the first environmental complaint against Mexico for failing to protect the critically endangered vaquita marina, the world's smallest porpoise. The ...

There are many cute endangered species, and sadly their charm endangers them even more, like these 25 cutest animals that are endangered.