Sharks have had a tough time since the 1970s, when overfishing, habitat loss and a growing trade in their fins began to cut ...

Far below the waves, where sunlight never reaches, scientists keep finding sharks that make their own light. The newest arrival is a pocket-sized predator that glows in the dark, a fresh species that ...

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

New research shows that losing threatened requiem shark species could erase millions of years of tooth evolution and squeeze ...

Multiple animals were on the agenda at the 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES, a meeting that occurred in ...

Essential to marine ecosystems, sharks maintain the balance of the food web as apex predators, preventing any single species ...

In an unprecedented move, CITES has listed dozens of shark and ray species for protection, in hopes their populations can ...

Lamniform sharks such as great whites and tiger sharks are famous for their size. The first such giants evolved 15 million ...

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." ...

A global treaty has extended trade protections to more than 70 shark and ray species whose numbers are in sharp decline.

Governments agreed to ban or restrict international trade in shark meat, fins and other products for more than 70 species ...

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) has enacted sweeping new trade protections for sharks and ...