Nick Pyenson

Nick Pyenson is curator of fossil marine mammals at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History. His book, Spying on Whales: The Past, Present, and Future of Earth’s Most Awesome Creatures will be out next year from Viking Books.

Out of five vaquita found dead this past spring, three were killed in illegal gill nets.

There Are Possibly Only 30 of These Rare Porpoises Left on the Planet

The fascinating vaquita is heading for oblivion, the victim of a ravenous black market for a dubious remedy

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