Hunted voraciously for its massive fin -- highly prized for sharks’ fin soup in China -- as well as its oily liver and meat, global populations of basking shark declined precipitously during the 20th ...
The sight of a basking shark's brooding silhouette gliding through the waters off western France is more than just a rare treat for sailors -- it is a boon for scientists trying to trace its secretive ...
Some 77 basking sharks were spotted in 2017 from February to September. (Representational) The sight of a basking shark's brooding silhouette gliding through the waters off western France is more than ...
Three Basking Sharks are seen feeding at the edge of Dun Aonghasa, a pre-historic stone fort dated from 1100BC on the remote Aran Islands in Galway, Ireland, May 13, 2016 REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne A ...