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 ...

The leatherback sea turtle is the heavyweight of the sea turtle world ... literally. This sea turtle species can grow as long as a small car and weighing over half a ton! Unlike other sea turtles ...

Bleakney recognized it as a leatherback, the biggest of all sea turtles. Leatherbacks, he recalled, were supposed to be creatures of the tropics, as out of place in chilly, gray Canadian waters as ...

Discover the incredible journey of Bootes, a leatherback sea turtle tracked from Florida to New York's coastal waters!

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 ...

Mooney Goes Wild contributor Terry Flanagan shares his latest round up of nature news. A leatherback turtle was found on Portmarnock Strand in Dublin last week by walker Niamh Griffin. Sadly ...

Numbers are declining due to accidental fishing and egg collecting The largest turtle in the ocean, the leatherback gets its name from its tough, rubbery skin. Migrating long distances a year ...

Late on a January night in 1993 I found myself on a beach on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, kneeling in the sand beside a leatherback sea turtle. Like a giant mango with wings, the huge black ...

The remains of a large sea turtle was discovered washed ashore on a north county Dublin beach over the weekend. Fingal County Council and the Marine Institute confirmed the turtle appeared to be a ...

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 ...