But poachers’ gillnets also kill the world’s smallest and most endangered marine mammal — the vaquita marina ... a lot of demand in Asia for these species of totoaba,” said Alfonso ...

Countless others have perished, and while the following are not gone for good, according to the World Wildlife Foundation, they are on the endangered species list.

WASHINGTON — It may not be surprising that an “aquatic desert” turtle faces long odds in life, but environmentalists and biologists still welcomed this week’s endangered species ...