basking sharks are particularly vulnerable to extinction, which is why the animal is listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Aside from fishing bans, other ...

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 ...

The arctic tern may look small and delicate, but these magnificent sea birds migrate further than any other animal on the planet ... shed their shells. The basking shark is the second largest ...

The basking shark is a relatively gentle ... barnacle buildup — that marred the animal’s speckled skin. Researchers have long ...

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.