Though the methods will be unusual — involving dolphins trained by the U.S. Navy and a mass relocation of what’s left of the vaquita — the stakes are serious. “We’re really at a turning ...

Vaquitas are closely related to other marine mammals like whales and dolphins ... listen for a vaquita’s distinctive click. 3. Vaquitas Have Unique Facial Markings and Dark Coloring Around ...

We would be another capability searching for the vaquita.” The dolphins will be flown to San Felipe, and remain in temporary floating enclosures, until directed to conduct a search of a certain ...

“We make dolphin and seagull sounds with our guitars on our song ‘Vaquita.’ Being aware of the porpoise’s plight, I sought out VivaVaquita years ago, to see how we could help. We’ve been ...

Another idea is to use U.S. Navy-trained bottlenose dolphins to wrangle vaquita into sea refuges, but that’s also a gamble—trained dolphins have never done so before. The obvious step of ...

Members of the survey team retrieved equipment used to detect vaquita and dolphin echolocation sounds.Credit...Ariana Drehsler for The New York Times Katy Carpio works with Pesca ABC and was one ...

Jefferson, Ph.D., marine mammal biologist for VIVA Vaquita. “The announcement by NMFS that the Atlantic humpback dolphin is being recommended for endangered status under the ESA is great news. Such a ...

The agency’s decision came in response to a petition filed by the Animal Welfare Institute, Center for Biological Diversity, and VIVA Vaquita. “We are thrilled that this ESA listing will bring greater ...