FWC reports leatherback turtles set a new statewide record with 2,012 nests in 2025, surpassing the previous high set in 2022 ...

For the first time in years, leatherbacks have returned to nest in significant numbers on the Pacific coast of Nicaragua.

Project partners: * WWF Central America (www.wwfca.org) * Caribbean Conservation Corporation (www.cccturtle.org) * CoopeSoliDar (www.coopesolidar.org) WWF contact: Sandra Andraka Program Officer Tel.

In Puerto Rico, scientists and conservationists are deploying drones and satellite tags to gather data about leatherback sea turtles. Leatherback sea turtles, the largest species of turtles in the ...

The New England Aquarium is working with teams in Puerto Rico to monitor and save endangered leatherback sea turtles, the world's largest turtles. Kara Dodge, a research scientist at the New England ...

A global survey of 48 sea turtle populations shows recovery in over half the regions studied. Atlantic sea turtle populations are rebounding faster than those in the Pacific. Leatherback turtles ...

The New England Aquarium has teamed up with a Puerto Rican nonprofit to track the migratory patterns and nesting beaches of endangered leatherback sea turtles. Aquarium research scientist Kara Dodge ...

The Leatherback Sea Turtle is the largest species of turtle on Earth. Told through the eyes of a 12 year-old boy, he has been keeping up with its status and journey in Thailand for 6 years. Learn ...

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 ...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A nest of rare Leatherback turtles hatched last week, as seen in a video captured by the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. The nest was first discovered in May, a rare sight ...

A British Columbia nurse and her colleague were graced with the presence of a rare sea turtle while fishing from a boat off the coast of Haida Gwaii. As CHEKNews.ca reported, they successfully ...