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Two thirds of reef sharks and rays risk extinction: study
AFP, Published on 17/01/2023
» PARIS - Nearly two thirds of the sharks and rays that live among the world's corals are threatened with extinction, according to new research published Tuesday, with a warning this could further imperil precious reefs.
Shark fin hunters targeted, wildlife summit extends protection
AFP, Published on 18/11/2022
» PANAMA CITY: A global wildlife summit in Panama took an important step Thursday towards upgrading protection for sharks, the ancient ocean vertebrates targeted for their fins used in a status-symbol soup.
Race to find beached baby orca's mother in New Zealand
AFP, Published on 14/07/2021
» WELLINGTON - Wildlife rescuers in New Zealand were scrambling to keep a stranded baby orca alive Wednesday, as volunteers scoured waters off Wellington to find the calf's mother.
Swimmer killed by stingray, two mauled by sharks in Australia
AFP, Published on 18/11/2018
» SYDNEY - A swimmer died after a rare suspected stingray attack off an Australian beach while another two people were mauled in separate shark encounters this weekend.
Suspected stingray stab kills swimmer off Australia beach
AFP, Published on 18/11/2018
» SYDNEY: A swimmer has died after a stab to his stomach in a suspected stingray attack off an Australian beach, in a rare fatal encounter with the fish.