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 ...

This story appears in the May 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine ... Bleakney recognized it as a leatherback, the biggest of all sea turtles. Leatherbacks, he recalled, were supposed ...

Because leatherback turtles are endangered ... We published the picture in National Geographic and then I more or less forgot about Kathy until the email came from Chris. It is comforting to ...

according to estimates by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. “It’s critical that we understand the outcomes of leatherback sea turtles after they’re disentangled from ...

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 ...

one of seven distinct populations of leatherback sea turtles worldwide, face a high extinction risk. The National Marine Fisheries Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service found that all seven ...

This dog can find rare sea turtle nests—shockingly successfully This dog can find rare sea turtle nests—shockingly successfully Help save sea turtles in Trinidad and Tobago Help save sea ...

As ancient as the dinosaurs, the leatherback sea turtle is something ... After we twice sued to compel a response from the National Marine Fisheries Service, in 2012 the agency granted the turtle ...