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 ...

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 ...

A giant leatherback ... watchful eye on this turtle while it’s inhabiting our busy coastal waters this summer and fall.” Boaters are urged to report any sightings of whales, sea turtles ...