Sharks have long been seen as creatures to fear. However, with 150 species of sharks being considered threatened or ...

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

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

Sloths, sharks, rays, and okapi gained stronger CITES protections at CoP20, with new Appendix I and II listings.

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

The critically endangered oceanic whitetip shark has become the first of more than 70 shark and ray species proposed for ...

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

With the 15 mysterious deepwater gulper sharks now listed for maximum trade protection, TRAFFIC and partners in the Deepwater ...

Tope shark by George Brown Good from Fisheries and Fishery Industries of the United States: Section I, Natural History of Useful Aquatic Animals, Plates. (Freshwater and Marine Image Bank via ...

WASHINGTON— Responding to a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, the National Marine Fisheries Service announced today that protecting the smalltail shark under the Endangered Species ...

Global wildlife talks opened Monday, with votes expected on increased shark protection, a bid to allow limited rhino horn sales and a push to restrict the trade in eels. More than 180 nations are ...

CITES CoP19 marked a historic win for shark conservation and the fight against the global trade in shark fins and meat, but an equally critical issue that must be tackled is shark culling. For many ...