WASHINGTON — The National Marine Fisheries Service announced today that the highly imperiled Atlantic humpback dolphin will be protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Atlantic humpback dolphins are found only along Africa’s western coast. No more than 3,000 likely remain alive. An Endangered Species…

Thomas A. Jefferson, Director of VIVA Vaquita A team of marine mammal researchers and conservationists have just returned from the most recent vaquita survey, which occurred in May 2023, using a combination of visual and acoustic methods to detect the porpoises. Although earlier surveys had always…

The current population of the Critically Endangered vaquita porpoise is thought to be a few as 10-15 individuals, and many people have concluded that it is thus too late to save the species from extinction. But are they really doomed? A new scientific study by…

On November 3rd, Americans will vote in the most important election of our lifetimes. Among the many important issues being decided is the election of the president and vice president, as well as many Congress members. The last four years of the Trump Administration and…

On Thursday, the U.S. Court of International of Trade ordered the Trump administration to ban seafood imports from Mexico caught with gillnets that kill the critically endangered vaquita porpoise.  This court decision is a victory in the fight to try save the vaquita, as the…

In the past week, two events have brought much greater attention to the issue of the Critically Endangered vaquita, Mexico’s ‘desert porpoise.’  First, International Save the Vaquita (ISTV) Day was held on July 6th, and it is estimated that over 24,000 people were directly educated…

VIVA Vaquita partner, Save The Whales has joined with nonprofits, zoos, and aquariums across the country. This campaign is to encourage newly seated Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to continue his country’s initiatives to save the vaquita, the world’s most endangered marine mammal. The…