A new global survey finds that endangered sea turtles show signs of recovery in a majority of places where they’re found ...

A giant leatherback sea turtle was struggling in the waters of ... turtle to be detected for up to ten years by a vast array of underwater receivers that stretch from Canada to Florida.

Other sea turtles are faithful to specific ... "It's almost pure underwater flight," says Jeanette Wyneken, who has analyzed leatherback swimming with high-speed video. Today, evidence of ...

This scene of the Leatherback sea turtle laying eggs in the sands of Satellite Beach was seen at 6:30 p.m. on the evening of April 7.

As ancient as the dinosaurs, the leatherback sea turtle is something of a dinosaur itself — and the heaviest reptile on the planet. This champion swimmer, whose diving capabilities are unmatched by ...

So a few animals retain primitive systems with the sole purpose of measuring ambient light—of which the most unusual is the leatherback sea turtle, one of the world’s largest reptiles.

However, because of their high metabolic rate, leatherback sea turtles ... Like other amniotes, turtles breathe air and do not lay eggs underwater, although many species live in or around water.

THE MARTIN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS WORKING WITH FWC. TAKE A LOOK TO HELP GUIDE A MASSIVE LEATHERBACK TURTLE SAFELY OUT TO SEA. YOU CAN’T SEE IT RIGHT NOW, BUT BEFORE IT POPPED ITS HEAD UP ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...