ISLE OF PALMS, S.C. – A rare 475-pound endangered leatherback sea turtle found stranded on a South Carolina beach was released into the ocean on Thursday following five days of treatment at the South ...

This story is brought to you through our news-gathering partnership with The Outer Banks Voice. In an accident that experts agree is a rare occurrence, a leatherback sea turtle became ensnared in a ...

A leatherback sea turtle is swimming free after finding itself in a twisted situation. "Phinney" was freed by some helpful humans from a tangle of fishing gear in Cape Cod Bay. Now, the six-foot-long, ...

The largest species of sea turtle in the world washed up on a Wexford beach last week, with many walkers blown away by its sheer size. The leatherback sea turtle, an ultra-rare species that can weigh ...

A nearly half-ton leatherback sea turtle carcass washed ashore on Martha's Vineyard on June 16, marking the first sea turtle casualty of the summer and serving as a timely reminder for boaters to be ...

This story is brought to you through our news-gathering partnership with The Outer Banks Voice. After 70 days of incubation, 19 hatchlings started their journey to the ocean from the first Leatherback ...

ST. GEORGE ISLAND, Fla. (WCTV) - Sea turtle lovers on St. George Island have been working for decades to boost the population of endangered turtles. Last Friday, they faced a major setback, when ...

Leatherback sea turtle eggs incubated in sand between 93.2 to 96.8 degrees Fahrenheit are less likely to hatch, according to a Florida Atlantic University study. Rising temperatures from climate ...

For eastern Pacific populations of leatherback turtles, the 21st century could be the last. New research suggests that climate change could exacerbate existing threats and nearly wipe out the ...

Conservationists in Panama's Pearl Islands are fitting leatherback turtles with satellite tags, helping scientists understand ...