SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico— Conservation groups filed a legal petition today urging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to revise protected critical habitat for the leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys ...

The leatherback sea turtle is the heavyweight of the sea turtle ... listed as critically endangered. Threats include habitat loss, bycatch in fishing gear, climate change and plastic pollution.

A pair of leatherback sea turtle hatchlings wriggled inside a cracked ... As sea levels rise due to global warming, much of their critical nesting habitat is being washed away.

In Hawaii, leatherback sea turtle sightings are rare due to their deep water habitat, but they are indeed one of the five sea turtle species found in Hawaiian waters. They are transient visitors ...

The first sea turtle nest of the season was found, belonging to a leatherback ... and loss of beach habitat. Wildlife officials remind visitors to remove beach furniture at night, avoid using ...

A routine check on Ocracoke Island revealed a leatherback sea turtle nest filled with more ... Commercial fishing nets, loss of nesting habitat due to development, ocean pollution (including ...

Liberty, a leatherback sea turtle, had an injured flipper that wasn ... Once she was healthy, she was released into the Gulf Stream, her natural habitat, on Saturday.

The leatherback sea turtle is the heavyweight of the sea turtle world ... listed as critically endangered. Threats include habitat loss, bycatch in fishing gear, climate change and plastic pollution.