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

NORFOLK, Va. — After a leatherback sea turtle washed ashore twice on the beaches in Ocean View, Virginia Aquarium officials decided to humanely put down the animal. An aquarium spokesperson said ...

While all other sea turtles have hard, bony shells, the inky-blue carapace of the leatherback is somewhat flexible and almost rubbery to the touch. Ridges along the carapace help give it a more ...

The leatherback sea turtle is the earliest to lay her eggs in the 17-year history of Indian River County's nest-monitoring program. Click here for important updates to our privacy policy. Opa!

A leatherback sea turtle swims in Monterey Bay. (Scott Benson/NOAA) NOAA researchers pose with a 607-kilogram leatherback sea turtle caught off the coast of San Francisco.

Leatherback sea turtle could be extinct within 20 years at last stronghold in the Pacific Ocean. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2013 / 02 ...

The leatherback is the only sea turtle without a hard shell. ... According to the National Ocean Service, few sea turtles survive to adulthood and estimates range from 1 in 1,000 to 1 in 10,000.

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 ...

"When working with stranded sea turtles in New England, it's a rarity to have a turtle that is in such good condition. We suspect this leatherback got disoriented in the tidal flats of Wellfleet ...

A leatherback sea turtle got off to an early start on March 9, marking the earliest recorded sea turtle nest on County-managed beaches. Finding this early nest was a rare treat for New Smyrna ...

A rare and endangered leatherback sea turtle has been found washed up on a beach, with wildlife officers unsure what caused its death. The Australian Registry of Wildlife Health, a research ...

A baby leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) sea turtle crawls toward the ocean. Credit: Florida Atlantic University. Results of the study, published in the journal Animal Behaviour, revealed that ...