This is only the second time the species has been recorded while alive. “I thought it was A.I.,” says fish biologist Kory Evans.

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 ...

NestFest, a coastal cleanup that focuses on removing dangerous litter from important sea turtle and shorebird nesting habitat ...

Animals with federally protected critical habitat are more than twice as likely to be recovering as species without it. Green sea turtle by Mark Sullivan, NOAA. Acquired under NOAA permit 10137-07.