This list covers the most vulnerable wildlife species and the steps you can take to help each of them survive and thrive.

There’s more to Phuket than beaches – as beautiful as they are. Visiting ethical animal sanctuaries to see Asian elephants up close is one of the loveliest ways to spend a few hours, or you may prefer ...

Conservation charity Fauna & Flora has released its 2026 Species to Watch list, which spotlights some of the most endangered ...

The attack was reported about 8 a.m. Tuesday near the town of Gualala. It’s the latest in a series of coastal shark attacks ...

“You see it move its eye,” says Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk, an associate professor at UC Irvine. “The shark is tracking the ...

For years, the Bahamas was sold as a shark paradise - safe, controlled, and profitable. But behind the scenes, feeding practices and unchecked tourism quietly changed shark behavior. As boats became ...

SAN JOSE — Will Smith will be out a while longer for the Sharks. San Jose coach Ryan Warsofsky said Monday that the second-year winger won’t return to action until at least January because of an upper ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Everyone’s favorite white shark, Contender, is back on the move again, this time toward warmer seas for the winter. Contender caught attention in January, when he was tagged by nonprofit OCEARCH, off ...

A 12-foot, 1,000-pound great white shark named Ernst has been tracked off the coast of Southwest Florida. The shark was tagged by the research group OCEARCH, which studies keystone ocean species like ...

SAN DIEGO — Just steps from the shoreline, a newly unveiled mural in Pacific Beach is drawing attention not only for its striking visuals, but for the message behind it. The ocean-themed artwork was ...

A woman who went missing while swimming on Sunday may have encountered a shark off the California coast, authorities said. The unidentified 55-year-old swimmer was reported missing off Lovers Point in ...