The vaquita is the most endangered marine mammal in the world. Abundance estimates place the total vaquita population at about 10 individuals. Read on to learn more about this unique species and ...

But just because a species has an endangered designation does not mean it will automatically be protected. In the case of the vaquita, the designation has changed nothing for the population.

The number of Mexico's critically endangered vaquita marina ... piece of continued bad news for the species. Illegal gillnets have trapped and killed vaquitas for decades; the reported population ...

The latest scientific survey of vaquitas, one of the planet’s most imperiled species, suggests that new conservation measures are working. By Catrin Einhorn The world’s most endangered marine ...

National Endangered Species Day began in 2006 to raise awareness. The IUCN Red List includes over 41,000 endangered species.

The General Wildlife Law strictly prohibits the capture, possession, and trade of endangered species, including the vaquita marina. This law has established protected natural areas, such as the ...

Americans celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species ... credited with saving 99% of listed species from extinction. There are only about 10 vaquita remaining.

Mexican officials and the conservation group Sea Shepherd said Monday that experts will set out in two ships in a bid to locate the few remaining vaquita marina, the world’s most endangered ...

The vaquita was on the verge of extinction ... The Mexican government has had a good track record in recovering endangered species — seals and gray whales are examples — but this particular ...

CITES — the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ... The nets used to catch totaba also trap and drown vaquitas. The Mexican government promised ...

The vaquita is the most endangered marine mammal in the world. Abundance estimates place the total vaquita population at about 10 individuals. Read on to learn more about this unique species and ...