A rarely-seen leatherback sea turtle washed up dead on the northern Outer Banks last week. It’s unclear what killed the turtle, which NOAA researchers tagged with a tracking device last summer in ...

An endangered Pacific leatherback sea turtle was found dead in a discarded crab trap off California’s Farallon Islands last week, marking yet another grim discovery for marine biologists and U.S.

SOUTHERN SHORES, N.C.- Two dead adult sea turtles washed up on the Outer Banks near Southern Shores on Wednesday. One was a leatherback turtle, the other a loggerhead turtle. A necropsy was performed ...

ST. GEORGE ISLAND, Fla. (WCTV) - A group of turtle hatchlings on St. George Island who survived a difficult nesting season were found dead Monday, according to a local turtle advocate. The baby ...

A rare leatherback turtle was recently caught and safely released back into the sea by a group of fishermen Pakistan: A leatherback turtle, one of the rarest living reptiles, was recently caught and ...

NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. — In a significant midseason update, the Amelia Island Sea Turtle Watch (AISTW) has reported the first-ever Kemp’s Ridley sea turtle nest on the island, along with a successful ...

A lumbering sea creature that can reach 1,000 pounds made a rare visit to North Carolina’s barrier islands, according to Cape Lookout National Seashore. The leatherback sea turtle was photographed ...

WWF is working with a local community in Costa Rica to stop egg poaching of leatherback turtle nests. Costa Rica. April 2005.- WWF Central America works hard to save the endangered Pacific leatherback ...

Sea turtle season doesn't start until May 1, but a female leatherback crawled onto Vanderbilt Beach and laid a nest, the first historic account of this massive species laying eggs on this beach. "It's ...