A mysterious species of deepwater shark that has been increasingly threatened with extinction for years was thrown a lifeline Friday after the global body that regulates the international endangered ...

MAITON ISLAND, Thailand, Jan 26 (Reuters) - After a brief countdown by conservationists, a young Indo-Pacific leopard shark glided into the blue waters off Maiton Island in southern Thailand, released ...

Two bays in Indonesia are hotspots for endangered whale sharks, who frequent their waters year-round and not seasonally as ...

Shark and ray populations around the world are under significant threat. According to the IUCN’s 2026 Ocean Travelers: Safeguarding Critical Habitats for Migratory Sharks and Rays report, more than ...

Maryland has become the first state to designate the prehistoric megalodon, a massive shark that lived millions of years ago, ...

Could new populations of seals and porpoises attract the descendants of some of the large shark species that were thriving in ...

STANFORD, Calif. (KGO) -- If you ever come face-to-face with the wrong kind of shark, there's something you probably want to avoid. Just a hint: they're long and really sharp. But now, researchers at ...

Maryland lawmakers are considering a bill to make the megalodon — the biggest shark that ever lived — Maryland's state shark. But the clock is ticking. The curator of paleontology at Calvert Marine ...

If you spot shark on a menu or grocery store shelves in the United States, the odds are high that it comes from a critically endangered species. In September of 2025, researchers from the University ...

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The extinction clock has been ticking for a shark that calls the Gulf of Mexico home. Fortunately, an agreement struck last week could at least slow the clock's movement, or just make more people ...