An endangered leatherback sea turtle has laid a nest on North Carolina's Ocracoke Island for the first time in more than a decade. The eggs were found late last month.

A recent tragedy occurred in Indian River County, Florida when an elderly man tried to save a turtle. The reptile was slowly ...

A leatherback sea turtle in Cape Cod Bay was freed from fishing gear last Wednesday by the Center for Coastal Studies’ Marine ...

Boaters spotted a leatherback turtle in trouble in Cape Cod Bay. A storm was moving in — a team from Provincetown answered ...

Researchers at Loggerhead Marinelife Center found the earliest leatherhead nest in its monitoring history on February 25.

Leatherback sea turtles roam across the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans on migratory journeys between nesting sites and feeding grounds. In the Pacific, ...

A large leatherback sea turtle was found swimming in the Monterey Bay by local marine wildlife photographer Randy Straka. Skip to content. NOWCAST KSBW Action News 8 at 11 pm Saturday.

This 700-pound leatherback sea turtle carcass was found on a Martha's Vineyard beach on June 16. The female turtle was likely at least older than 15 years, scientists said.

Never take a wild turtle home with you. Turtle species native to Delaware are prohibited from being owned as pets, according to the Delaware Department of Agriculture, and red-eared sliders require a ...

Sea turtles are fascinating creatures of the ocean. They’re very famous for their mass egg hatchings on beaches, so it’s easy to overlook something as simple as their diet. Check out this ...

Leatherback sea turtles, or Dermochelys coriacea, are the largest species of turtle in the world, growing up to nearly 6 feet long and weighing 1,100 pounds.