The decayed carcass of a rare leatherback sea turtle washes ashore at central coastal Herzliya, with the cause of death thought to be fishing hooks. The incident occurred the same morning as a sperm ...

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A giant leatherback sea turtle got a personal escort back to the open ocean after taking a wrong turn into boat traffic. What could have ended in a heartbreaking accident ...

The leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) is the largest living sea turtle in the world — and also one of the most threatened. According to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the global ...

Leatherback Sea Turtle Credit: flickr The leatherback sea turtle, the largest of its kind, grows up to 7 feet long and weighs over 2,000 pounds. Its soft and leathery shell sets it apart from other ...

A family from Mobile found the fossil of a newly discovered genus of the endangered leatherback sea turtle along a riverbank in south Alabama. And thanks to a series of events that unfolded over the ...

Sea turtles have been around for millions of years. They are a hardy species that not only survived but thrived after the last mass extinction event. Today, however, many of the remaining seven ...

Sunday, June 8 is World Oceans Day and we’re going to look at California’s state sea reptile as well as other turtles in our waters. One or more of the seven species of sea turtles can be found in ...