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.

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

Sharks have been spotted at dozens of British beaches over the last five years, with a handful launching attacks on swimmers. Over 40 shark sightings were recorded by the Maritime and Coastguard ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...