Costa Rica is home to 93 species of sharks and rays, representing 8% of the global diversity of these marine animals. However, over half of these species (56%) are endangered. Locally, they face ...

Darwin Island in the Galapagos is home to Galapagos Sharks, massive schools of hammerhead sharks, and whale sharks, the biggest shark in the ocean. Divers come here from all around the world to swim ...

A lifeguard patrols Big Beach in Makena looking for signs of sharks Thursday afternoon. • The Maui News / CHRIS SUGIDONO photo MAKENA — A 7-foot Galapagos shark “aggressively” snatched a ...

Most of the catch was sharks. About 20 crew members face up to three years in prison if found guilty of trafficking protected species. Walter Bustos, director of the Galapagos National Park ...