Windswept isolation, inhospitality to humans, and piracy have historically kept this place one of the planet's truly wild and ...

Giant oceanic manta ray (Mobula birostris) and scuba diver in San Benedicto Island, Revillagigedo, Mexico. (Photo by: Luis Javier Sandoval/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) The first ...

This is the startling moment a group of boaters off the coast of Bali, Indonesia on October 21 spot a massive and rare giant oceanic manta ray swimming near them. This species of endangered manta ray ...

Giant manta rays congregate in the Galapagos Islands more than any other place in the world. It's one of the best places to have a magical encounter with one of the ocean's most majestic animals. The ...

A juvenile manta ray named Ozzy was found dead near the Boynton Beach Inlet from a boat strike. Scientists are concerned that boat traffic in the narrow, fast-moving inlet may pose a threat to the ...

A giant manta ray was captured off Panama City Beach, sparking public outrage and national attention. The capture was permitted by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for an aquarium ...

In “The Last Dive,” director Cody Sheehy follows Terry Kennedy, an ex-Hell’s Angel-turned manta ray conservationist, on a personal journey to Mexico’s Sea of Cortez. After a stint in jail, Kennedy, a ...

Florida lawmakers are questioning the state's wildlife commission after an endangered giant manta ray was captured for Sea World Abu Dhabi. Advocates are also challenging the FWC's decision to allow a ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has temporarily stopped issuing licenses for new catches of shark and ray species listed under the Endangered Species Act. In a letter obtained ...

A bipartisan group of state and federal lawmakers is seeking sweeping new protections for threatened marine life following a viral video that showed a Florida company capturing a giant manta ray for ...

The state wildlife agency allowing the capture of a threatened species is “inconsistent with Florida’s own legacy of marine conservation,” the lawmakers wrote. Florida is home to a rare manta ray ...