A nearly half-ton leatherback sea turtle carcass washed ashore on Martha's Vineyard on June 16, marking the first sea turtle casualty of the summer and serving as a timely reminder for boaters to be ...

According to Fauna & Flora, these prehistoric sea turtles trace their origins back to the dinosaur era, but their population ...

Pilot Martial Ngangnang readies the NOAA Twin Otter on Wednesday for an aerial survey for leatherback turtles. As someone who’s spent decades researching the Western Pacific leatherback turtle, Scott ...

Kickoff sea turtle nesting season at the 21st annual Turtlefest ...

The 2026 sea turtle nesting season has begun with a leatherback turtle nesting in Juno Beach.

A leatherback turtle laid a nest on March 9 in New Smyrna Beach. The nest marks the earliest in a year on record that a turtle has laid a nest on a county-managed beach. Turtle nesting season ...

ST. GEORGE ISLAND, Fla. (WCTV) - Sea turtle lovers on St. George Island have been working for decades to boost the population of endangered turtles. Last Friday, they faced a major setback, when ...

When it comes to leatherback turtles, the world's largest species of sea turtle, there's a conundrum: The species itself is critically endangered, but at least one leatherback population is stable — ...

Two leatherback turtle nests were found on Cape Hatteras National Seashore in one season for the first time in over 20 years, the North Carolina park said. Photo from J. Walker via the National Park ...

From March through July, leatherback turtles are expected to arrive at Tortuguero and Gandoca-Manzanillo. These magnificent creatures, the largest of all sea turtles, can grow up to two meters in ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

For eastern Pacific populations of leatherback turtles, the 21st century could be the last. New research suggests that climate change could exacerbate existing threats and nearly wipe out the ...