Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A nearly half-ton leatherback sea turtle carcass washed ashore on Martha's Vineyard on June 16, marking the first sea turtle ...

Dive into crystal blue water by day and help protect the nesting Leatherback turtles by night. Pair vacation with the deep satisfaction of helping to protect and conserve an endangered species like ...

Leatherback sea turtles start life the same size as other sea turtles. As they age, however, they grow progressively larger.

Sea turtle nesting season along the southeastern U.S. coast has begun with unusual early activity. In North Carolina’s Outer Banks, a rare leatherback made a ‘false crawl,’ while Georgia and South ...

With a name like "Leatherback Turtle" you might think the sea turtles could stand up to just about anything the ocean can throw at them, and for more than a hundred million years, they have. But tough ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The leatherback sea turtle offers a rare look into ...

Leatherback sea turtles are the largest species of sea turtle in the world and are considered endangered. They were classified on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of ...

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 ...

Leatherback sea turtles usually start nesting early. The sea turtle nesting season doesn't officially start until May 1.

Leatherback turtles are highly vulnerable to getting entangled in lobster pot fishing gear off the coast of Massachusetts. A new study now shows that they can largely survive these entanglements — if ...

Sea turtle nest monitors along the Sanibel and Captiva beaches happened upon a rare sighting during a nighttime survey Sunday night. Workers with the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation spotted ...

Leatherback sea turtles start life the same size as other sea turtles. As they age, however, they grow progressively larger. These giants of the reptile world are relics from the Late Triassic and the ...