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

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 ...

Six of the seven species of sea turtles that swim the planet’s waters—leatherback, loggerhead, Kemp’s ridley, green, olive ridley, and hawksbill—are found in every ocean except the Arctic ...

Leatherback sea turtles are one of the most migratory animals on Earth and are known to pass through Hawaii’s deep sea during their transoceanic migration. This is a picture of a nesting site ...

SAVING THE LEATHERBACK SEA TURTLE . As ancient as the dinosaurs, the leatherback sea turtle is something of a dinosaur itself — and the heaviest reptile on the planet. This champion swimmer, whose ...

This is only the sixth leatherback sea turtle to nest on Cape Hatteras National Seashore since records have been kept. Nests were found last year and in 2012, 2009, 2007 and 2004. Image 1 of 3 ...

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 ...

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

A rescue team in Massachusetts saved a 500-pound sea creature that was tangled in fishing gear. The Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) Marine Animal Entanglement Response (MAER) team was called July 9 ...

OCRACOKE, N.C. — For the first time in 16 years, leatherback sea turtle hatchlings emerged from a nest on Cape Hatteras National Seashore on the Outer Banks.

A leatherback sea turtle was spotted on New Smyrna Beach, marking the earliest recorded sea turtle nest on County-managed beaches. Although sea turtle nesting season officially starts on May 1 in ...

Leatherback Lays Early Nest in New Smyrna Beach Marking the earliest recorded sea turtle nest on County-managed beaches. (Jackie Frymire/New Smyrna Beach Turtle Trackers) By Angel Green, WFTV.com ...