The creature belongs to a unique group of sharks whose members can use their strong pectoral fins like legs to get around ...

Critically endangered scalloped hammerhead sharks have received stronger international protections under the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals.

If current extinction trends continue, global shark populations will lose much of their variety, thereby threatening ecosystems where specialized species serve vital roles, researchers have found.

Sharks are some of the most threatened animals on Earth, with approximately one-third of all species assessed as threatened with extinction on the IUCN Red List. These animals are not only older than ...

The WCS said 14 shark and ray species in Madagascar will receive full protection under the country's Wild Fauna Decree. Those ...

Governments at a wildlife trade conference have adopted greater protections for over 70 species of sharks and rays amid concerns that overfishing is driving some to the brink of extinction. The ...

Whether a species just freshly emerged, or it has been around for millions of years does not dictate its vulnerability. This has been the assumption of an old debate on whether species’ age plays a ...

A Bountiful Berry Harvest Put These Chunky, Endangered Parrots in the Mood. Now, Scientists Are Celebrating a Breeding ...

A shark that can follow you onto land? Luckily, the "walking shark" poses no threat to humans at all. Now, scientists have ...

For the first time, global governments have agreed to widespread international trade bans and restrictions for sharks and rays being driven to extinction. Last week, more than 70 shark and ray species ...

Italian naturalist, Camilo Ranzani's original 1840 illustration of Carcharhinus porosus, known as the smalltail shark, taken from the Center For Biological Diversity's suit filed in Feb. 2025 against ...

A recent video of a great white shark in the Mediterranean Sea offers the possibility of deriving valuable information for conservation strategies.