Despite its massive size, the federally endangered leatherback turtle is a "gentle" giant of the sea. These turtles can be found in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans and nest in tropical ...

A 987-pound leatherback sea turtle “pinged” off the coast of New England Sunday, according to OCEARCH tracking. Bootes is an ...

As ancient as the dinosaurs, the leatherback sea turtle is something of a dinosaur itself — and the heaviest reptile on the planet. This champion swimmer, whose diving capabilities are unmatched by ...

A rarely-seen leatherback sea turtle washed up dead on the northern Outer Banks last week.

They found some male leatherback and green sea turtles this year, which differs from previous years when they usually discovered nearly all female hatchlings. “By monitoring nest temperatures, we aim ...

Around noon on Monday, Nov. 4, NEST (Network for Endangered Sea Turtles) posted this announcement.

Turtles are ectotherms—their internal temperature varies according to the ambient environment, commonly called cold-blooded. However, because of their high metabolic rate, leatherback sea ...

A Good Samaritan called it in. A giant leatherback sea turtle was struggling in the waters of Cape Cod last Thursday. Scientists and staff from the New England Aquarium Anderson Cabot Center for ...

What mystery drives leatherback turtles, these giants of the sea, to dive to astonishing depths? Last January, a western Pacific leatherback turtle set a record by reaching a depth of 4,409 feet ...

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 ...

Once prevalent in every ocean except the Arctic and Antarctic, the leatherback population is rapidly declining in many parts of the world. While all other sea turtles have hard, bony shells ...