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 ...
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 ...
The first cold-stunned sea turtle of the 2025 stranding season was rescued as the season begins, according to a Nov. 10 community announcement. Mass Audubon, the largest nature-based organization in ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...