The vaquita, a shy porpoise from Mexico with panda-like eyes, is one of the world’s most endangered animals. Only about 10 remain. But now there’s some rare good news about their chance for survival
In recent years, a devastating skin disease has afflicted some dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico and around the world. Research by Pádraig Duignan of the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, California, shows that climate change is to blame.
An environmental assessment said the project’s next step would largely benefit coastal areas, though it might also affect some marine life, especially dolphins.