February 26, 2004 (San Jose, Costa Rica) – The leatherback turtle, a gentle giant weighing close to a ton (907 kg) and measuring eight feet (2.4 meters) in length, may be extinct within a decade in ...

A rare leatherback turtle left a nest in New Smyrna Beach over the weekend, marking the earliest point in a year that a turtle has nested on a county-managed beach in recorded history, according to a ...

On Tuesday morning, while patrolling the beach, members of the Island Turtle Team found a Leatherback sea turtle nest. This is the first time in recorded history a Leatherback nest was found at the ...

PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. (WKRG) — Escambia County announced that a leatherback turtle nest hatched on Pensacola Beach for the first time in over 20 years. Approximately 60 leatherback hatchlings made ...

Not much is known about the world's largest living turtle, the leatherback. So-called for its tough, oily skin and lack of a hard shell, the behavior and habitats of this critically endangered turtle ...

SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – Four leatherback sea turtle nests discovered in Sarasota County have been deemed “unsuccessful,” according to Mote Marine Laboratory. Researchers discovered two of the ...

Slow and steady wins the race. It’s a sentiment that has shadowed turtles for years, and perhaps, for good reason. Turtles are slow, but wise. Sea turtles, however, are nothing short of amazing. Sea ...

Environmentalists and local villagers in the Pacific are working together to save the Leatherback turtle from the brink of extinction. Honiara, Solomon Islands - A coalition of environmentalists and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CAPE HATTERAS, N.C. (WAVY) — After two ...

New research suggests that leatherback turtles entangled in fishing gear have a better chance of survival if the incident is reported quickly, giving trained responders the opportunity to fully ...

Leatherback sea turtles are endangered, but there's been a flurry of recent sightings — and a few near-fatal trappings — in the Lowcountry recently. On Saturday, a leatherback sea turtle was seen ...