This 700-pound leatherback sea turtle carcass was found on a Martha's Vineyard beach on June 16. The female turtle was likely at least older than 15 years, scientists said.

One sea turtle named Myrtle had an impressively long life. She was estimated to be over 50 years old (some estimates put her closer to 90 years old), but there is no public record confirming her ...

Most sea turtles lay their eggs at night, but a Palm Beach woman was in the right place at the right time, saw a leatherback turtle do it during the day.

The researchers on the beach identified the sea turtle via a metal tag on her flipper as Honeybee, who was first tagged by Loggerhead on June 14, 2020, in Juno Beach, said Sarah Hirsch, Loggerhead ...

A rare and endangered leatherback sea turtle has been found washed up on a beach, with wildlife officers unsure what caused its death. The Australian Registry of Wildlife Health, a research ...

SCCF documented the first sea turtle nest of 2024 on Sanibel and Captiva and the first nest from a leatherback on Sanibel in four years.

This is only the sixth leatherback sea turtle to nest on Cape Hatteras National Seashore since records have been kept. Nests were found last year and in 2012, 2009, 2007 and 2004.

A rescue team successfully disentangled a 400-pound leatherback sea turtle in Cape Cod Bay Sunday, likely saving the animal’s life. The turtle was found by boaters off the coast of Wellfleet and ...

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 ...

One sea turtle named Myrtle had an impressively long life. She was estimated to be over 50 years old (some estimates put her closer to 90 years old), but there is no public record confirming her ...