There are around 40 species of dolphins alive today. They are found all over the world and live in both freshwater and marine habitats. However, although many species are thriving with populations in ...

The rarest marine dolphin in the world – down to 111 individuals following decades of entanglement in fishing nets – is to receive protection over more of its range from the New Zealand government ...

Threats from deforestation, pollution, hunting, and climate change are contributing to the extinction of endangered species.

Whales, dolphins and other marine mammals are highly social, but those social ties can also help diseases spread through populations of rare or threatened species. New research has revealed that ...

Monitoring the sounds of an endangered dolphin species may provide clues to ensuring their survival, a new University of Otago—Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka study shows. Published in the New Zealand Journal of ...

The children in the video were seen touching and playing with the animal, seemingly unaware of the danger posed to the ...