U.S. Navy-trained dolphins are being tapped to save the world’s smallest porpoise, an extremely elusive creature that is in the verge of extinction in the Gulf of California. Experts are hoping ...

Nine dolphin and porpoise populations around the world need immediate action if they are to survive the threat of entanglement in fishing gear. These are the findings of a new WWF report based on a ...

But while playing catch with a dead porpoise could be a form of play, it could also be hunting practice. Orcas are the largest members of the dolphin family. Males are bigger than females ...

The Yangtze river’s finless porpoise is one of the very few porpoises (relatives of dolphins and whales) that live in fresh water. Its small size and cute 'smile' make it much loved in China and ...

Dolphins commonly catch them using cooperative hunting techniques ... yellowfin tuna swim side-by-side with dolphins, making the porpoises even more of a target. That's why the "dolphin-safe ...

dolphins and porpoises (collectively know as cetaceans) and how this issue may be best addressed. The paper was written by WWF and the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS). There is ...

[3] For International Freshwater Dolphin Day on October 24, three Chinese organisations arranged an online contest to name the porpoise, according to China Daily. The winning name was Hanbao ...