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, ...

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 ...

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.

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

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 ...

Walking sharks crawl on their fins across reefs and even out into tide pools. The newfound Dudgeon walking shark brings the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Márquez is a marine scientist and science communicator Sharks and rays are not just charismatic ocean creatures that grace the ...

A boat trip off South Korea's Jeju Island turned memorable for passengers and fishers when an endangered whale shark circled ...

The world's top wildlife trade organization increased protections on Friday for more than 70 species of sharks and rays, in a move conservationists hailed as a "historical win." Signatories to the ...

Rising sea temperatures may have played a role in the unusual sighting of the endangered species in Korea's waters.