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 ...

As ancient as the dinosaurs, the leatherback sea turtle is something of a dinosaur itself — and the heaviest reptile ... While leatherbacks are threatened throughout their range — including from ...

They’re frequently found in the Pacific Ocean, where Pacific leatherback sea turtles traverse thousands of miles between feeding and nesting sites. From the warm waters of tropical and ...

This dog can find rare sea turtle nests—shockingly successfully This dog can find rare sea turtle nests—shockingly successfully Help save sea turtles in Trinidad and Tobago Help save sea ...

Maps of the daily locations of the turtles revealed that Atlantic leatherbacks use both deep sea international waters (more than 200 nautical miles ... The study results from the collaborative efforts ...

A 1-square-meter plastic sheet was found inside a dead leatherback ... is the largest sea turtle that migrates in tropical and temperate seas, including the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean ...

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.

WWF is working with a local community in Costa Rica to stop egg poaching of leatherback turtle nests. Costa Rica ... and the construction and operation of a sea turtle hatchery, where eggs are brought ...