Once prevalent in every ocean except the Arctic and Antarctic, the leatherback population is rapidly declining in many parts of the world. While all other sea turtles have hard, bony shells ...

Bleakney recognized it as a leatherback, the biggest of all sea turtles. Leatherbacks ... the product of so-called gigantothermy, a set of features that may keep leatherbacks 12 de-grees F ...

Leatherback turtles undertake an enormous migration from the temperate feeding waters to the tropical breeding waters, a journey of over 7,000km. These turtles are increasingly spending time ...

When an Albanian fisherman pulled in a 1,700 pound endangered leatherback turtle an Italian fish trader offered him a used Mercedes for the catch. Much to the chagrin of the Albanian Natural ...

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. — A leatherback sea turtle was spotted on New Smyrna Beach, marking the earliest recorded sea turtle nest on County-managed beaches. Although sea turtle nesting season ...

A giant leatherback sea turtle was struggling ... minimal damage to the flipper. Overall, the turtle appeared healthy, active, and in great body condition, so we suspect it will do very well ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— The California Fish and Game Commission voted today to protect leatherback sea turtles as endangered under the state’s Endangered Species Act. The commission acted on the ...

There are five Florida sea turtle species: Hawksbill, Kemp's ridley, Loggerhead, Leatherback and green. For part of the year, the beach becomes home to sea turtles who are in the nesting process.

MUROTO, Kochi Prefecture--An endangered leatherback sea turtle found dead in a fishing net in local waters here in June had swallowed two plastic bags, an autopsy of its stomach contents showed.

A 1-square-meter plastic sheet was found inside a dead leatherback sea turtle on a beach in Fukui Prefecture, the largest piece of plastic debris reported ingested by the species, researchers said.

As ancient as the dinosaurs, the leatherback sea turtle is something ... whose diving capabilities are unmatched by other turtles, has confounded scientists with its mammal-like ability to regulate ...