The basking shark’s scientific name ... which is why the animal is listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Aside from fishing bans, other conservation ...

Marine researchers are investigating the death of a basking shark that washed up recently in Wellfleet. Here's what we know.

Even though it's the heart of winter, sharks are still in our frigid waters. One of those sharks unfortunately washed up dead ...

Sharks have been spotted at dozens of British beaches over the last five years, with a handful launching attacks on swimmers.

and is among the largest fish in the world — second only to the whale shark. Basking sharks are also endangered. The ...

A basking shark has been spotted in a UK marina ... the UK and are listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. They are the second largest fish after the whale ...

In a world first, a basking shark is tagged with cameras. Speaking on Landward Dr Lucy Hawkes explained, “Basking sharks are big animals but they can also dive under the water and stay well out ...

Just hours after attaching a tracking device to a rare basking shark off Ireland’s coast in April, scientists recorded what they believe to be the first video ...

Abby Crosby, marine conservation officer at Cornwall Wildlife ... in St Ives with her family She said: "In around 2012, basking shark numbers did decline in our waters. "It's felt perhaps that ...

One of those sharks unfortunately washed up dead on a Cape beach earlier this week, as researchers responded to Wellfleet Harbor and took samples from the massive 6,000-pound basking shark.

The Basking Shark’s terrifying gaping mouth ... for eating just about anything they find’, according to ocean conservation group Oceana. Frinton-on-Sea on the Essex coast was the site of ...

One of those sharks unfortunately washed up dead on a Cape beach earlier this week, as researchers responded to Wellfleet Harbor and took samples from the massive 6,000-pound basking shark.