The first sea turtle nest of the season was found, belonging to a leatherback, the largest sea turtle species in the world. This is the first time a leatherback has nested on this beach.

“Overall, the sea turtle story is one of the real conservation success stories.” Leatherback turtles and sea turtle populations in the Pacific Ocean are an exception to this. They are recovering more ...

A hardback textbook dedicated to the leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) and aimed at the adult reader, academic and student is long awaited. There are books for younger readers but until now a ...

Of the 48 populations studied, the sea turtle population in the Atlantic Ocean are recovering better than those in the Pacific Ocean, while leatherback turtles are showing the slowest recovery. “Many ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Endangered sea turtles show signs of recovery in a majority of places where they’re found worldwide, according to a new global survey released Thursday. “Many of the turtle ...

The worm-like appendage contains blood vessels that give it a pinkish color similar to actual worms and can be controlled independently ... making them one of the most aquatically adapted freshwater ...

MARATHON, Fla. – A resilient sea turtle and a crowd of spectators in the Florida Keys made Earth Day a special event in the Sunshine State. Video taken from the middle keys showed Addie, a green sea ...

Sea Turtle Recovery is a nonprofit that works around the clock to care for sea turtles by conducting bloodwork, performing CPR and more. It’s New Jersey’s only long-term care center for these ...