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 ...

Tracking the turtle’s movements could help identify where high-risk fishing areas overlap with the critically endangered species.

In many turtle species, temperature determines the sex of hatchlings — a biological process known as temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD). Rather than genetics alone deciding whether a sea ...

Sea turtles spend most of their lives roaming the planet's oceans, traveling thousands of miles for ideal feeding and ...

When it comes to leatherback turtles, the world's largest species of sea turtle, there's a conundrum: The species itself is critically endangered, but at least one leatherback population is stable — ...

Reduction of threats, ranging from hunting to climate change, has led to the recovery of the endangered sea turtle in the majority of areas of the world. A new study published in the journal ...

Tuesday, June 20 was a happy day on North Carolina’s Outer Banks for conservationists and animal-lovers. A routine check on Ocracoke Island revealed a leatherback sea turtle nest filled with more than ...

Dive into crystal blue water by day and help protect the nesting Leatherback turtles by night. Pair vacation with the deep satisfaction of helping to protect and conserve an endangered species like ...