There are around 177,000 harbour porpoises in UK seas, but many of us aren’t familiar with them, as they are shy and elusive, unlike other cetaceans such as dolphins. Porpoises share their habitat, ...

In the heart of the Yangtze River, a playful but critically endangered creature, often called the “Smiling Angel”, swims ...

Pollution, heavy boat traffic, and habitat loss have left fewer than 1,000 porpoises in the wild. This gorilla species is ...

The world's rarest sea mammal still has a chance of survival, despite numbering only about 10 in the wild, according to a genetic study. The vaquita porpoise is teetering on the brink of ...

The mammal was put back into the sea on Friday A stranded harbour porpoise was saved and put back into the sea on Friday. The British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) team was first alerted to ...

Researchers have been watching a group of orcas in the Pacific Northwest harass and kill porpoises for nearly 60 years. But oddly enough, the killer whales don't eat the animals. So why spend all ...

GENEVA— The Secretariat to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora today announced trade sanctions against Mexico for its failure to control illegal fishing ...