A giant leatherback sea turtle got a personal escort back to the open ocean after taking a wrong turn into boat traffic.

Leatherbacks are the largest turtles on Earth ... the longest migrations between breeding and feeding areas of any sea turtle, averaging 3,700 miles each way. After mating at sea, females come ...

The people who rescued and helped heal Lenny the loggerhead turtle believe he was attacked by a shark that left him with a ...

Earlier this week, 34 turtles made history in the state of Georgia. On Wednesday, conservationists and marine biologists ...

A new mansion slated to be the largest in Juno Beach history has been approved, despite concerns from residents about its potential impact on sea turtle nesting habitats. The nearly 15,000-square ...

and the Eastern Pacific green turtle, which has been found in coastal waters from Alaska to Chile. Weighing up to 700 pounds green turtles are among the largest sea turtles in the world.

open image in gallery Green sea turtle populations are increasing ... Leatherback turtles, the largest of all sea turtles, were determined to be struggling the most. They are the only species ...

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 ...

in 2012 the agency granted the turtle 40,000 square miles of critical habitat off California, Oregon and Washington — the first critical habitat for leatherbacks designated in continental U.S. waters ...