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They have a stocky body, rounded head, and no beak. Their backs are dark grey, while their bellies are lighter grey ...

This story appears in the October 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. Shortly after scientists discovered the species in 1950, they realized it was in trouble. Vaquitas were regularly ...

A small porpoise, known as a vaquita, can only be found in the wild at the northern end of the Gulf of California. Because there are so few left, it's been called the world's "most endangered ...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia— The UNESCO World Heritage Committee decided today to maintain the “in danger” status for the last remaining habitat of the vaquita porpoise and the totoaba fish. Only 10 vaquitas ...

The current rate of decline is much higher. Statement in Response to MOU Signed by Mexican Government, Leonardo DiCaprio and Carlos Slim to Protect Vaquita Porpoise The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) ...

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 ...

NEW DELHI— The UNESCO World Heritage Committee renewed its call today for urgent action to protect the critically endangered vaquita porpoise in Mexico. With merely six to eight individuals estimated ...