An international effort to rebuild shark populations officially has begun. Two baby zebra sharks were released in the Raja Ampat Regency of Indonesia earlier this year as the first step in a ...

Languages: English, Spanish Footage and photos capturing the first baby zebra sharks going into the wild as part of an ambitious reintroduction plan to restore populations of the endangered ...

Zebra sharks are listed as endangered on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List. The shark fin trade and loss of habitat have decimated zebra shark numbers.

A female zebra shark (Stegostoma fasciatum) has given birth by fertilizing her own eggs, despite sharing a tank with two healthy males who likely would have been eager to help, reports a new study ...

Scientist Nesha Ichida releases the second zebra shark of the day, a young female named Kathlyn, in Indonesia’s Wayag Islands. Ichida is part of a new group, ReShark, led by 44 aquariums from ...

Researchers found a female zebra shark gave birth to pups through parthenogenesis, a.k.a. "virgin births" Melissa Montoya is an associate editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.

JAKARTA — A project to revive zebra shark numbers in Indonesia’s Raja Ampat archipelago has welcomed the successful hatching of 24 pups so far this year, including five most recently in April.

Although she hadn’t been around a male shark in three years, the captive zebra shark—named Leonie—laid eggs that hatched three viable pups. (Read our earlier story about the birth.) ...

There are two Black Tip Reef sharks, a Zebra shark and a Tasselled Wobbegong. “This is what your ecosystem looks like and what it looks like when these animals interact. That’s our whole area ...

“I’m looking forward to seeing Shan and the new zebra sharks connect with guests all summer long.”Shaun is a young and energetic shark ray that is new to the aquarium. Born in ...