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Tear down the dams: New coalition strives to enshrine rights of orcas

Gianluca Cerullo 19 Mar 2019

Latam Eco Review: Shark ceviche, bat-friendly tequila, and protein-rich worms

Mongabay.com 27 Sep 2018

Investigation reveals illegal trade cartels decimating vaquita porpoises

Mongabay.com 9 Jul 2018

Ice-free passage for ships through the Arctic could cause problems for marine mammals

Mongabay.com 9 Jul 2018

Shark fisheries hunting dolphins, other marine mammals as bait: Study

Basten Gokkon 13 Jun 2018

More than 800 totoaba swim bladders confiscated by Mexican authorities in smuggling busts

John Cannon 1 May 2018

Company to probe for minerals close to Mekong River dolphin habitat

Mongabay.com 17 Jan 2018

First vaquita ‘rescued’ in bid to save the porpoise from extinction

Mongabay.com 25 Oct 2017
A male southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) among king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on Marion Island. Photo by Nico de Bruyn.

Hard but worth it: researchers fight invasives on Subantarctic islands (commentary)

P.J.N. (Nico) de Bruyn 29 Jun 2017

Leonardo DiCaprio teams up with Mexico’s president and wealthiest individual to save the vaquita

Mike Gaworecki 8 Jun 2017

Underwater cameras let scientists dive beneath the surface with dolphins

Mike Gaworecki 5 Jun 2017

Rare beaked whale filmed underwater for the first time

Shreya Dasgupta 7 Mar 2017

How acoustic monitoring gave us a last chance to save the vaquita

Rachel Fritts 22 Feb 2017

An in-depth look at Mongabay’s collaboration with The Intercept Brasil

Mike Gaworecki 7 Feb 2017

There are now just 30 vaquita left in the wild

Mike Gaworecki 2 Feb 2017

Scientists say current plan to protect the vaquita will not save the species

Mike Gaworecki 4 Nov 2016

Time running out to save world’s most endangered porpoise, environmentalists warn

Mike Gaworecki 21 Sep 2016

Humpback whales rescue seals and other animals from killer whales

Shreya Dasgupta 5 Aug 2016

Mexico bans gillnets to protect rare vaquita porpoise

Shreya Dasgupta 26 Jul 2016

Hundreds of baby dolphin deaths linked to BP oil spill

Shreya Dasgupta 15 Apr 2016

Want to end illegal fishing? Make all ships trackable, say researchers

Mongabay.com 11 Mar 2016

‘Aquatic cocaine’: Illegal trade in swim bladders of rare fish puts world’s rarest porpoise at risk of extinction

Shreya Dasgupta 12 Jan 2016

Preservatives from cosmetics build up in the bodies of far-flung marine mammals

Bethany Augliere 23 Nov 2015

BP oil spill may be causing failed pregnancies in dolphins

Shreya Dasgupta 4 Nov 2015

Population of Maui’s dolphins slips below 50

Rebecca Kessler 5 Jun 2015

Vaquita porpoises down to ‘way less than 100,’ Mexican agents shoot fisherman while enforcing new protected area

Rebecca Kessler 29 May 2015

Last ditch: Mexico finally gets serious about saving the vaquita

Jeremy Hance 4 Mar 2015

Is there hope for the vaquita? IUCN calls for action to save world’s smallest, rarest porpoise

Morgan Erickson-Davis 19 Sep 2014

Norway slaughters over 700 whales this season

Jeremy Hance 8 Sep 2014

California blue whales recover to historical levels

Mongabay.com 5 Sep 2014

Coastal wildlife paradise declared biosphere reserve in Argentina (PHOTOS)

Jeremy Hance 15 Jul 2014

Scientists spy on whales from space

Jeremy Hance 11 Mar 2014

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