Within Ireland’s flagship marine park, a critically endangered shark – and the fishers catching it – are feeling the squeeze.

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 ...

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 ...

The waters surrounding Almería are becoming increasingly important in the fight to protect endangered shark species in the ...

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 ...

Shark conservation has been boosted by a new international trade ban that offers greater protection for 70 species of sharks and rays. Restrictions on shark and ray fishing were announced at a major ...

The U.N. Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) on Sunday approved the listing of 40 new species for international protection, including the snowy owl featured in ...

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 ...

Sharks have long been seen as creatures to fear. However, with 150 species of sharks being considered threatened or endangered, there is the very real possibility that sharks will not be a part of ...