Also known as the Sumatran tiger, this subspecies is critically endangered with only a few hundred individuals remaining in Sumatra. This is the smallest and most endangered of the five remaining ...

I recognized immediately that it belonged to the vaquita, a species of porpoise found only in the northern reaches of the Gulf of California. Its eyes are airbrushed in shadows, ringed by a white ...

Fish populations and local biodiversity are also experiencing a boost. Local team tracks elusive species returning to remote ...

Situated at the top of the endangered species list, these ten species are some ... including the Yangtze finless porpoise. Native to the Yangtze River in China, the Yangtze finless porpoise ...

Here is a list of eight of the world's rarest animals. This critically endangered porpoise, found only in the Gulf of California, has fewer than 30 individuals remaining, making it the rarest marine ...

The vaquita has been classified as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species since 1996. Scientists more recently announced that only 10 vaquita porpoises likely remain in the ...

Further investigation is needed to determine the species. A large number of fly eggs were found on the porpoise during a surface examination in 2017. During the dissection, the scientists also ...

All manner of marine species are affected, including cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises), seabirds, sea turtles, sharks and other fish, and marine invertebrates, including entire coral reef ...

These nets target shrimp and a variety of fish, including totoaba, an endangered species whose swim bladder ... areas of the Gulf of California on the list of World Heritage sites that are in danger.