Jefferson, Ph.D., marine mammal biologist for VIVA Vaquita. “The announcement by NMFS that the Atlantic humpback dolphin is being recommended for endangered status under the ESA is great news. Such a ...

Dolphins are naturally curious and will often swim up to boats to investigate. Vaquitas, on the other hand, head the other way when they spot humans or boats. Scientists only learned of their ...

Fewer than 10 vaquitas, the world’s smallest porpoise, survive in the wild today, experts say. Illegal fishing has decimated ...

The agency’s decision came in response to a September petition filed by the Animal Welfare Institute, Center for Biological Diversity and VIVA Vaquita. Atlantic humpback dolphin populations are in ...

In September 2021, AWI, the Center for Biological Diversity, and VIVA Vaquita petitioned the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to list the Atlantic humpback dolphin as a threatened or ...

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 ...

Experts are hoping dolphins’ natural sonar will be able ... which is a prized delicacy in China. Although the vaquita has never been held successfully in captivity, experts hope to put the ...

At least three vaquita were found dead in the spring of 2016; all bore evidence of scarring due to entanglement in nets. By 2018, as few as 20 vaquitas remained as a result of entanglement in gillnet ...

Dolphins are naturally curious and will often ... Scientists only learned of their existence in 1958 when a few vaquita skulls were found washed ashore. Because of their shy nature, vaquitas ...