Protect Sharks

The Undertaker, whose real name is Mark Calaway, wasted no time in protecting his wife, Michelle McCool, from a shark that was swimming dangerously close to her at the beach.

A team of researchers has discovered a nursery of baby hammerhead sharks off an island in Ecuador's Galapagos archipelago, a finding that could help protect the species from the threat of extinction.

Noted South Indian actor Prakash Raj on Wednesday asked the government to provide protection to the film industry, which did not have proper safeguards, he said, as seen by a producer's suicide because he was allegedly harassed by a loan shark.

A champion junior surfer was in an induced coma today after being mauled by a shark off Australia's east coast, as locals said the government was not doing enough to protect beach goers.

Cuba on Wednesday launched an initiative to protect sharks in some of the most pristine habitat for the predators whose populations have been in steep decline.

Polar bears, whales, sharks and gazelles were among 31 new species granted new protection status Sunday by the UN conservation body, following six days of "intense" talks by leading conservationists.

Hannah Fraser, a 'professional mermaid' (who wears a functional mermaid tail at work), ocean environmentalist, performance artist and model, put her life on the line and danced with tiger sharks up to 17 feet long without dive or protective gear of any sort. Why? To protest against the Australian shark cull and the global slaughter of sharks.

Australia is home to some of the most pristine environment on Earth, but two of its most high-profile protected areas face threats to their status as World Heritage Sites at a UNESCO meeting starting on Sunday in Doha.

An Australian firm said Monday it was working on developing a buoy which would protect swimmers and surfers against shark attacks by alerting lifeguards as soon as a predator nears.

The European Union's (EU) executive yesterday proposed to ban all use of drift nets in EU waters and on its vessels by year's end to better enforce the protection of dolphins, sharks, swordfish and bluefin tuna.

Diana Nyad swam into the history books on Monday, completing a marathon three-day crossing from Cuba to Florida to become the first person to do so without a protective shark cage.

New York is banning trade in shark fins starting next summer in an effort to protect the marine predators.Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who signed the law Friday, said an estimated 73 million sharks are killed worldwide to meet the market demand. The fins are used...

The Undertaker, whose real name is Mark Calaway, wasted no time in protecting his wife, Michelle McCool, from a shark that was swimming dangerously close to her at the beach.

A team of researchers has discovered a nursery of baby hammerhead sharks off an island in Ecuador's Galapagos archipelago, a finding that could help protect the species from the threat of extinction.

Noted South Indian actor Prakash Raj on Wednesday asked the government to provide protection to the film industry, which did not have proper safeguards, he said, as seen by a producer's suicide because he was allegedly harassed by a loan shark.

A champion junior surfer was in an induced coma today after being mauled by a shark off Australia's east coast, as locals said the government was not doing enough to protect beach goers.

Cuba on Wednesday launched an initiative to protect sharks in some of the most pristine habitat for the predators whose populations have been in steep decline.

Polar bears, whales, sharks and gazelles were among 31 new species granted new protection status Sunday by the UN conservation body, following six days of "intense" talks by leading conservationists.

Hannah Fraser, a 'professional mermaid' (who wears a functional mermaid tail at work), ocean environmentalist, performance artist and model, put her life on the line and danced with tiger sharks up to 17 feet long without dive or protective gear of any sort. Why? To protest against the Australian shark cull and the global slaughter of sharks.

Australia is home to some of the most pristine environment on Earth, but two of its most high-profile protected areas face threats to their status as World Heritage Sites at a UNESCO meeting starting on Sunday in Doha.

An Australian firm said Monday it was working on developing a buoy which would protect swimmers and surfers against shark attacks by alerting lifeguards as soon as a predator nears.

The European Union's (EU) executive yesterday proposed to ban all use of drift nets in EU waters and on its vessels by year's end to better enforce the protection of dolphins, sharks, swordfish and bluefin tuna.

Diana Nyad swam into the history books on Monday, completing a marathon three-day crossing from Cuba to Florida to become the first person to do so without a protective shark cage.

New York is banning trade in shark fins starting next summer in an effort to protect the marine predators.Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who signed the law Friday, said an estimated 73 million sharks are killed worldwide to meet the market demand. The fins are used...