The majority of whale sharks in a global tourism hotspot suffer from human-inflicted scarring, new research has revealed. Between 2010 and 2023, a team of international scientists studied whale sharks ...

On a March morning in the suburbs of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala state’s capital in southern India, a group of fishers were ...

A new study has identified a crucial habitat for whale sharks, the largest fish on Earth, that is also unfortunately under threat from human activity. Research published in the journal Frontiers in ...

In late 2025, governments took sweeping action for sharks and rays. At a global conference on wildlife trade in Uzbekistan ...

Weighing up to several tons, whale sharks are also notable for their markings. Each pattern of spots is unique and scientists identify individual fish using computer programs first developed to study ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Whale shark scientist reporting for duty. Credit: Jisu Sheen photo Inventive typography. Leon Noel ...

A nightmare for whale conservationists has been a dream for a shiver of hungry sharks. A North Atlantic right whale that was suffering from fishing gear injuries has been found dead off the coast of ...

For much of the north Andhra Pradesh and Visakhapatnam coast, whale sharks have been known more for their tragic strandings ...

The first direct evidence of orcas killing white sharks in South Africa has been captured by both a helicopter and drone pilot, and a new open-access paper published today in The Ecological Society of ...

Drone footage revealed tourists and boats are harassing endangered whale sharks at a popular site off Mexico's coast. Rule violations include boats getting too close and swimmers touching the sharks, ...