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 on the planet. This champion swimmer, whose diving capabilities are unmatched by ...

This diet sets them apart from other sea turtle ... They’re frequently found in the Pacific Ocean, where Pacific leatherback sea turtles traverse thousands of miles between feeding and nesting ...

Leatherbacks are long-distance seasonal migrants to Irish waters, and migrate to temperate waters for feeding and then return to the tropics to find a mate and to nest. Although they are rarely seen ...

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!

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 dead leatherback sea turtle has washed up at a beach in Cornwall following Storm Ciarán. Experts described it as an "unusual stranding", while staff who work at Perranporth Beach said it was ...