Humans may have taken over the planet with our amazing intellect, but that doesn't mean the animal kingdom is filled with ...

Though the vaquita may have formerly occurred throughout the Gulf of California, the species today has the most limited distribution of any cetacean and is restricted to the northwestern corner of the ...

The vaquita, the world's smallest and rarest cetacean, is a porpoise species found only in the northern Gulf of California ...

Twelve species of small cetaceans, and all species of great whales, are listed on CITES Appendix I (which prohibits trade for primarily commercial purposes), with all other cetacean species listed on ...

Since then, experts have documented 17,500 cetacean strandings. To date 28 different species of cetaceans have been recorded around the British Isles, representing almost a third of the total 90 ...

For some cetacean species, mortality rates in captivity are far higher than in the wild. Orcas fare particularly poorly in captivity. The average lifespan of an orca in the wild is 30 years for males ...

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 ...

Previous studies in North America have confirmed exposure of several cetacean species not only to existing POPs, but also to other artificial contaminants and marine natural products with POPs ...

Image by Far Out Ocean Research Collective. A pod of false killer whales off the coast of New Zealand. False killer whales are a fascinating species that we still have much to learn about.