There are many endangered species, but none has pulled our heartstrings quite like the Yangtze River finless porpoise. This critically endangered freshwater porpoise belongs to the Neophocaena ...

Scientific knowledge of the rarely seen spectacled porpoise is extremely limited. So the new addition to the Museum's research collections is set to offer a rare insight into the lives of these ...

The scientific name Phocoena is from the Latin word “porpoise” or “pig fish.” Sinus means “cavity,” a reference to the Gulf of California. Put together, Phocoena sinus is the “porpoise of the Gulf of ...

The Yangtze river’s finless porpoise is one of the very few porpoises (relatives of dolphins and whales) that live in fresh water. Its small size and cute 'smile' make it much loved in China and ...

WASHINGTON— The U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service announced today that it will ban imports of Mexican shrimp and other seafood caught in the habitat of the critically endangered vaquita porpoise.