For Australian diving icon Valerie Taylor, the results of Australia’s first harmonized grey nurse shark (Carcharias taurus) census were a heartbreaking culmination of decades of hard work. The ...

Pregnant grey nurse sharks (Carcharias taurus) are wandering away from no-take marine protected areas at night, putting the fierce-looking but mild-mannered species at risk of extinction. Not only ...

A grey nurse shark put on a hell of a show for visitors to the SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium, where they got to witness the birth of a baby shark. Named Archie, the tiny male pup marks a first in the ...

A grey nurse shark put on a hell of a show for visitors to the SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium, where they got to witness the birth of a baby shark. Named Archie, the tiny male pup marks a first in the ...

Locals called out the man who appears to be celebrating his catch, despite a dwindling population in NSW. -Here's it [BLEEP] boys on the shark run. Got a big [BLEEP] gray nurse. Wooh ...

Shark nets installed at Sydney beaches every spring have caught 166 critically endangered grey nurse sharks since 2012, along with dolphins, turtles, rays and other non-target species.

How many grey nurse sharks are left? Estimates suggest only around 2,000 grey nurse sharks remain on Australia’s east coast. Although they could be as low as 1,500 or as high as 3,000.

A grey nurse shark near Sydney. Sarah Han-de-Beaux Several years ago, Han-de-Beaux and others started “Saving Norman,” a campaign to advocate for the removal of the nets.

Interfering with a protected species, including grey nurse sharks, can incur a $500 on the spot fine or a maximum penalty of $110,000 and/or two years imprisonment.