Researchers are protecting a population of whale shark (Rhincodon typus) off Peru's coast by redefining local fisher's relationship with these massive fish. The whale shark, which can reach lengths ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chémi Pérez and Joel Cazorla of Spain’s Cabo Sur Films are teaming with Lucía Flórez and her Peru-based production company, El ...

Peruvian authorities said Monday they had seized about 1.3 US tons of illegally harvested shark fins, a delicacy in some Asian countries that has placed the predatory creatures at grave risk.

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LIMA, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Peruvian police have seized a shipment of about 11 tonnes of mutilated sharks in the country's north, mainly of protected hammerhead sharks whose fins are highly valued and ...

Peruvian authorities said Monday they had seized about 1.3 US tons of illegally harvested shark fins, a delicacy in some Asian countries that has placed the predatory creatures at grave risk. The ...