In the upper part of Mexico's Gulf of California lives the world's smallest porpoise, the vaquita. Rare and elusive, scientists believe that there are likely less than 200 remaining. In the upper part ...

Swimming off the coast of Mexico in the Gulf of California live the few remaining vaquitas on earth. This endangered cetacean ...

The population of vaquita, a small porpoise found in Mexico's Upper Gulf of California, has dwindled to about 60, according to a report from the International Committee for the Recovery of the Vaquita ...

FILE - In this July 8, 2017 file photo, a woman with the World Wildlife Fund carries a paper mache replica of the critically endangered porpoise known as the "vaquita marina" during an event in front ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Gillnet fishing in the upper Sea of Cortez has pushed the vaquita marina, the world’s smallest porpoise, to the brink of extinction, according to an environmental report published ...

FILE - This undated file photo provided by The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows a vaquita porpoise. Mexico announced in the first week of March 2023, that it is seeking to avoid ...

One of the world’s most endangered mammals could become extinct within the next five years, scientists say. The population of vaquita, a small porpoise found in Mexico's Upper Gulf of California, has ...

MEXICO CITYMEXICO CITY — Mexico acknowledged Saturday it faces sanctions from the international wildlife body known as CITES for not doing enough to protect the vaquita marina, a small porpoise that ...