The world's top wildlife trade body voted Thursday to effectively ban all international trade in the critically endangered oceanic whitetip shark but rejected a proposal to protect more species of eel ...

Oceanic whitetip sharks were once one of the most abundant large animals in the open ocean. In Pacific-island lore, these sharks were often seen as ancient messengers of the deep: feared and respected ...

Oceanic whitetip sharks move with extreme efficiency, exploiting physics to maximize their energy surplus for both hunting and downtime. A team of scientists that included shark biologists, an ...

WASHINGTON— The National Marine Fisheries Service today protected the oceanic whitetip shark as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The decision recognized threats from overfishing and ...

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 ...

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 ...

PORTLAND, Maine >> The oceanic whitetip shark’s declining status in the wild warrants listing as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, an arm of the federal government has determined. The shark ...

Madagascar and Zanzibar have announced new national protections for dozens of shark and ray species. The move could help turn ...