Recent studies describe Brazil as the largest consumer of shark meat. Yet sharks are among the most threatened group of ...

With a bulging head that looks like it swallowed a gavel, there's no mistaking the animal: It’s a hammerhead shark. Across the globe, there are more than nine hammerhead species, many of which are ...

Ireland's waters continue to provide an important seasonal refuge for the endangered basking shark, according to a new study.

"In recent months, our fishing and tagging teams at the Cachuda Project have been encountering a growing number of Pacific smalltail sharks (Carcharhinus cerdale). This species is also Critically ...

The Aquarium of the Pacific had a busy Monday. Alongside announcing the arrival of its new president and CEO, Jeffrey Flocken, the Long Beach aquarium also unveiled two new additions to its ...

The story of sharks in Colombia was once one of loss. Juvenile scalloped hammerheads, once a common sight gliding through Colombia’s coastal waters, have become increasingly rare. For generations, ...

Shark populations have rebounded in recent decades, leading to a increase in human-shark encounters in coastal hot spots.

In a new study led by University of Delaware researchers Aaron Carlisle and Ed Hale, researchers point to concerns in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Leopard sharks remain endangered due to environmental degradation and overfishing. Also known as a zebra shark, the leopard shark ...

Over 200 species of sharks, rays, and chimaeras are found in Philippine waters, but more than half of these species are facing extinction due to habitat degradation, bycatch, and illegal trade. Worse, ...

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