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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

With approximately 70 to 100 shark attacks reported globally each year, these predators aren’t to be messed with. Here’s a list of the top five most dangerous types of sharks that exist around the ...

Source: NOAA Photo Library, via Wikimedia Commons. At the southern end of Fakarava Atoll, a reserve in French Polynesia, is a narrow channel connecting the lagoon to the ocean. It is the hunting ...