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 ...

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 Summer coincides with a proliferation of jellyfish which leatherback turtles enjoy eating and after visiting Irish waters they tend to return to their usual habitat to find a mate and settle down ...

Federal officials have proposed spending $210 million for 10 projects aimed at restoring fisheries, sea turtles and invertebrate species — including shrimp, crabs, reef coral and shellfish ...

The new plan includes six projects aimed at restoring fish and invertebrates that live in the Gulf’s water column, and four to help restore sea turtles. It does not include the $350 million ...

Working together in the first moments of life makes it easier for olive ridley sea turtles to emerge from the nest Graham Duggan Sea turtles are solitary creatures, who spend most of their long li ...

Hundreds of young sea turtles in critical condition from hypothermia are washing up on the shores of Massachusetts’ Cape Cod this month. While conservationists expect what are known as “cold ...

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Four coastguard vessels from Philippines ‘came dangerously close’ to law enforcement vessels, China says.