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 ...

This diver captured her close encounter with a Grey Nurse Shark at Rottnest Island, Western Australia. Jacqui McGhie, 31, and her boyfriend Dave, saw 17 sharks during this particular dive with ...

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.

Most ruled out that it was great white, grey nurse or bull shark. Instagram/scottwilliamsgram 204 of the 228 animals caught in the NSW shark nets in the 2022/2023 season were non-target animals.

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.

Male grey nurse sharks become quite excitable around their female mates, but they are terrible breeders. ... Until recently, the grey nurse shark had a reputation in Australia as a "man-eater".

Of the animals caught, the data reveals that just over 25 percent were from a protected or threatened species, including the grey nurse shark, leatherback, green and loggerhead turtles, Indo ...

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 ...