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01 Mar 2012

Three new wildlife sanctuaries for Ganges River and Irrawaddy dolphins declared by the Government of Bangladesh

The Government of Bangladesh recently declared three new wildlife sanctuaries for endangered freshwater dolphins in the world’s largest mangrove ecosystem – the Sundarbans. The sanctuaries, which were officially declared on January 29, will protect two species of freshwater dolphins: the Ganges River dolphin and the...

23 Feb 2011

Vaquita in decline

No species, except perhaps the baiji, has been of greater concern to the CSG over the last several decades than Mexico’s endemic Gulf of California porpoise, the vaquita (Phocoena sinus). Already by the time of its scientific discovery and formal description in 1958, the vaquita...

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Three new wildlife sanctuaries for Ganges River and Irrawaddy dolphins declared by the Government of Bangladesh

Vaquita in decline

Update: Threats to Taiwanese white dolphins from offshore windfarms

Ad hoc meeting of the Comité Internacional para la Recuperación de la Vaquita (CIRVA)

Escalating Threat to Marine Wildlife from Trade Demand for Croaker Fish Swim Bladders

Actions taken by Government of Mexico are insufficient to save the vaquita

Red List Status and Extinction Risk of the World’s Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises – New Infographic

Vaquitas continue to surprise the world with their tenacity

Vaquitas get action from CITES as totoaba poaching resumes

Good News from the Zero Tolerance Area in late 2022: Less illegal gillnetting and more evidence of vaquita survival

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Update: Threats to Taiwanese white dolphins from offshore windfarms

Ad hoc meeting of the Comité Internacional para la Recuperación de la Vaquita (CIRVA)

Escalating Threat to Marine Wildlife from Trade Demand for Croaker Fish Swim Bladders