Without massive conservation efforts put into place soon, this endangered marine mammal will likely not make it to the end of the decade.

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

Any tourist activity that involves getting close to their habitat can stress the animals and disrupt their natural behavior.

Mexico's Gulf of California — one of the most biodiverse places on the planet — teems with 891 species of fish and a third of the world's cetacean species, including the smallest and most endangered ...

Mexico's Gulf of California — one of the most biodiverse places on the planet — teems with 891 species of fish and a third of the world's cetacean species, including the smallest and most endangered ...

The vaquita, found only in the Gulf of California, is an endangered species. (File pic) A rare porpoise has died in Mexico after being captured as part of a rescue effort for the species.

FAU, SeaWorld San Diego, and the San Diego Natural History Museum have joined forces to scan the rare skeleton of the vaquita ...

As recently as 30 years ago, there were approximately 600 vaquitas swimming in the Upper Gulf of California, Mexico. At least three vaquita were found dead in the spring of 2016; all bore evidence of ...

The world’s most endangered marine mammal urgently needs a coordinated global effort to save it, and prevent irreversible damage to the Gulf of California World Heritage site so that the vaquita and ...

There are estimated to be fewer than 20 individuals left in a small area in the Gulf of California, the only place in the world where the vaquita is found, according to Sea Shepherd. Navy ...

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 ...

This slow reproduction rate is another hurdle the vaquita faces in increasing its numbers. Vaquitas have a very limited range, swimming only in the northern part of the Gulf of California in an ...