South Africa is renowned for having one of the world’s biggest populations of great white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias). Substantial declines have been observed, however, in places where the sharks ...

GANSBAAI, South Africa (AP) -- On the edge of a boat off this coastal village, Michael Rutzen stubs his cigarette into a soda can and stares pensively out to sea. He has free-dived with great white ...

This article was originally featured on Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like this at hakaimagazine.com. To see a great white ...

Scientists found that two killer whales are responsible for eight great white shark deaths near South Africa Two orcas whales are hunting and eating great white sharks, according to new research. A ...

"I've spent my entire life in the field watching these animals on a daily basis," local cage dive operator and wildlife photographer Chris Fallows told ABC. He’s talking about the great white sharks ...

Governments adopted greater protections for more than 70 species of sharks and rays at an international wildlife trade ...

A new study shows that inadequate regulatory controls and increased targeting of bottom-dwelling sharks in South African could make certain species vulnerable to over-harvesting. END NOTES: • In 2007, ...

Marine Biologist, South African National Parks (SANParks); Institute for Communities and Wildlife in Africa, University of Cape Town, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity Alison Kock works ...

Johannesburg, South Africa — Not a single great white shark has been spotted this year in a bay on South Africa's coast which, until recently, was home to a significant colony of the predators. False ...