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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

Scientists discover new whale species

Jeremy Hance 14 Feb 2014

Photos: Japanese fishermen slaughter 41 dolphins, capture 52 in ‘The Cove’

Mongabay.com 21 Jan 2014

Japanese whale hunt stopped, for now

Mongabay.com 6 Jan 2014

Activists urge Southwest to drop SeaWorld over whale concerns

Mongabay.com 6 Jan 2014

DNA tests reveal new dolphin species (photos)

Jeremy Hance 30 Oct 2013

Fishermen illegally killing dolphins for shark-bait in Peru (video)

Dan Collyns 23 Oct 2013

Sonar used by oil company caused mass whale stranding in Madagascar

Mongabay.com 25 Sep 2013

Are seagulls killing whales in Patagonia?

Jeremy Hance 8 May 2013

Munching on marine plastic kills sperm whale

Jordanna Dulaney 7 May 2013

Japan killed record low number of whales

Mongabay.com 5 Apr 2013

Photo: Pod of 100,000 dolphins spotted off California coast

Mongabay.com 21 Feb 2013

Save Lolita: new film urges release of captive killer whale

Jeremy Hance 22 Jan 2013

Whale only known from bones washes up on beach in New Zealand

Jeremy Hance 5 Nov 2012

Maui’s dolphins still in danger of extinction despite New Zealand’s protective measures

Caillie Mutterback 7 Aug 2012

Humpback whales delaying migration due to Antarctic changes

Mongabay.com 30 Jul 2012

Deepwater Horizon oil spill may have played role in dolphin deaths

Jeremy Hance 22 Jul 2012

Over 30 Yangtze porpoises found dead in China as population nears extinction

Jeremy Hance 1 May 2012

Video: All white killer whale spotted in Russia

Mongabay.com 27 Apr 2012

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