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 ...

"Leatherback turtles are a more common sight around the Cornish coast, for example, where the waters are warmer and deeper," he said. "But we have never heard of one being found along the east coast." ...

Leatherback turtles are the largest species of sea turtle and can grow up to 2.9 meters long. According to Niamh: "You couldn't miss it because it was so big, but we didn't know what it was ...

WASHINGTON— A new review of leatherback sea turtle science concludes that seven distinct populations of leatherback sea turtles face a high extinction risk. The National Marine Fisheries Service and U ...