Harbor porpoises "buzz" less when boats and ships are nearby—suggesting a drop in feeding and socializing, new research shows ...

Harbor porpoises feed less and alter behavior when ships are nearby, suggesting boat traffic may threaten already vulnerable ...

Around the world, fishermen use low-cost nets that sit like fences on coastal seafloors. Known as set gill nets, this type of gear is highly effective at catching fish when the mesh snags them by ...

For centuries, the Yangtze porpoise was a common sight on the river it is named after. Now, the freshwater mammal is critically endangered, rarely sighted, and only found in a tiny proportion of the ...

Mexico is on the brink of publishing new rules that will significantly weaken protections for the vaquita porpoise—the ...

CAPE PORPOISE, Maine — The sun rises and sets each day, and the four seasons unfold throughout the year, yet there is a fleeting nature to these moments. If you miss them – if you sleep in, spend ...

The body of a decapitated porpoise found on a beach has triggered a police investigation. The porpoise had washed up on Aberffraw beach in Anglesey, Wales, and was discovered missing its head by a ...