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 ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico— Conservation groups filed a legal petition today urging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to revise protected critical habitat for the leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Conservationists’ lawsuit against the opening of leatherback sea turtle habitat to stablefish pot fishing was tossed as moot because a new biological opinion has been issued. The court ...

A U.S. district court has issued summary judgment against a lawsuit filed by conservationists attempting to stop the opening of leatherback sea turtle habitat to commercial sablefish harvesting, ...

such as Pacific leatherback sea turtles, listed as critically endangered. Threats include habitat loss, bycatch in fishing gear, climate change and plastic pollution. Endangered leatherback ...

Turtle populations continue to face unpredictable challenges from climate change, according to a joint study between ...

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 ...

The turtle's body has been taken to the Natural History Museum for further investigation A leatherback turtle weighing ... which records the discovery of sea creatures such as whales, porpoises ...

A 1-square-meter plastic sheet was found inside a dead leatherback sea turtle on a beach in Fukui Prefecture, the largest piece of plastic debris reported ingested by the species, researchers said.

MUROTO, Kochi Prefecture--An endangered leatherback sea turtle found dead in a fishing net in local waters here in June had swallowed two plastic bags, an autopsy of its stomach contents showed.

This dog can find rare sea turtle nests—shockingly successfully This dog can find rare sea turtle nests—shockingly successfully Help save sea turtles in Trinidad and Tobago Help save sea ...