The ocean is home to an extreme variety of species and animals. This diversity results in amazing adaptations and appearances ...

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 ...

Experts from the Wider Caribbean to Share Scientific Advances and Protection Strategies March 26-29 The Dominican ...

With a name like "Leatherback Turtle" you might think the sea turtles could stand up to just about anything the ocean can throw at them, and for more than a hundred million years, they have. But tough ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The leatherback sea turtle offers a rare look into ...

A leatherback sea turtle rescued from a fishing net in Yilan died late Monday night despite a more than four-hour surgery to ...

What Do Sea Turtles Eat? Sea turtle diets vary widely based on the species. The typical sea turtle that comes to mind is the green sea turtle. Green sea turtles eat mostly algae and seagrasses, which ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A nearly half-ton leatherback sea turtle carcass washed ashore on Martha's Vineyard on June 16, marking the first sea turtle ...

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. The hatchlings came from a nest on ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— The California Fish and Game Commission voted today to protect leatherback sea turtles as endangered under the state’s Endangered Species Act. The commission acted on the ...

Sea turtle nest monitors along the Sanibel and Captiva beaches happened upon a rare sighting during a nighttime survey Sunday night. Workers with the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation spotted ...

Fishers in the northeastern county of Yilan have rescued an endangered leatherback turtle that ran into fishing nets anchored offshore. The turtle is receiving treatment and it will be released once ...