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Credit: Mile Ribeiro from Pexels There are more than 500 species of sharks in the world’s oceans, from the 7-inch dwarf lantern shark to whale sharks that can grow to over 35 feet long. They’re found from polar waters to the equator, at the water’s surface and miles deep, in the open ocean, along coasts
Sharks have prowled Earth’s waters for over 400 million years, but a growing appetite for their fins has driven several shark species to the brink of extinction. Global shark populations are plummeting despite worldwide efforts to curb mass killings for their fins, researchers said in a new report showing that more needs to be done
Sharks are overrepresented in ‘creature features’ building fear and negative perceptions about these animals. Credit: “Great White Shark” by Elias Levy is licensed under CC BY 2.0. “Just when you thought it was safe to get back in the water….” It’s one of the most famous taglines in film history, immortalizing sharks as ruthless predators.
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new population study of great white sharks off Cape Cod shows that the region is one of the largest white shark hotspots in the world, as the apex predators flock to the Cape to hunt seals. Local shark researchers recently found that about 800 individual white sharks visited the waters