Once prevalent in every ocean except the Arctic and Antarctic, the leatherback population is ... between breeding and feeding areas of any sea turtle, averaging 3,700 miles each way.

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 ...

The leatherback sea turtle is the heavyweight of the sea turtle world ... literally. This sea turtle species can grow as long as a small car and weighing over half a ton! Unlike other sea turtles ...

Your Artstor image groups were copied to Workspace. The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. Conservation & Society Vol. 16, No. 4, 2018 Community-based Conservation of Leatherb... The ...

is the largest and most widely distributed turtle in the world. The shell is flexible and covered in a black leathery skin (hence the name leatherback) with seven ridges running the length of the ...

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Researchers at Loggerhead Marinelife Center have recorded their first sea turtle nests of the year on Juno Beach, marking an ...

However, because of their high metabolic rate, leatherback ... 300 turtle species have a remarkable range of behaviors, from wood turtles that stomp the ground to attract worms, to sea turtles ...

The green turtle is a large, weighty sea turtle with a wide, smooth carapace, or shell. It inhabits tropical and subtropical coastal waters around the world and has been observed clambering onto ...

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.

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 ...