Brazilian authorities seized more than 1.5 metric tons of shark fins in Rodelas, Bahia state, on Feb. 12, uncovering what they allege is a Chinese run syndicate. They arrested seven people, including ...

In disturbing photos from the Florida Keys and beach on Singer Island, sharks fins, often sold on the black market, lay lifeless and defenseless. The fins in the Keys were discovered by state and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. United States officials said they recently helped Peruvian authorities bust one of the largest wildlife trafficking operations in ...

Watch out, Jaws — your days are numbered. Money-hungry fishermen and sellers are ignoring international regulations in favor of big profits in the illegal sale of shark fins — and new research led by ...

U.S. authorities have assisted the Peruvian government in seizing an estimated 10,000 individual shark fins destined for China — one of the largest wildlife trafficking operations in Latin American ...

HONG KONG (AP) – Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific says it will stop carrying shark fins as cargo, bowing to pressure from groups concerned about cruelty and possible extinctions as China’s appetite ...

Despite more than a decade of international efforts to curb the trade of threatened shark species, new research led by FIU marine biologist Diego Cardeñosa and Demian Chapman, director of the Shark ...

MIAMI, Fla. -- Officials have confiscated about $1 million worth of shark fins. The shipment includes roughly 1,400 pounds of the animal products that were hidden in 18 boxes. "An estimated one ...

SAN ANTONIO (KVEO) — Texas Game Wardens discovered nearly 400 shark fins at a restaurant in San Antonio. Bexar County wardens, with the help of a K-9 inspection team, made the discovery at a seafood ...

Singapore Airlines has decided to make it clear: they like sharks. And they are professing their support by agreeing to stop carrying shark fins on their SIA Cargo flights. The change goes into effect ...