On the Pearl Islands, a Panamanian archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, researchers and volunteers, led by marine conservation biologist Callie Veelenturf, are fitting turtles with satellite tags. Part ...

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 ...

Using cutting-edge drone technology and satellite tagging, researchers are protecting endangered leatherback sea turtles in Puerto Rico with the help of expertise and funding from the New England ...

The majestic leatherback turtle is the largest sea turtle in the world, growing to more than 6 feet in length. It is also one of the most threatened. A major new study of migration patterns has ...

A new study provides groundbreaking findings that offer insights on the migration and foraging patterns of leatherback sea turtles along the Northwest Atlantic shelf. A new study led by a team of ...

For the first time in years, leatherbacks have returned to nest in significant numbers on the Pacific coast of Nicaragua. These gargantuan sea turtles look like behemoths from a bygone age, which ...

The 2,000-pound leatherback is the fourth-largest reptile. Leatherback turtles can grow up to eight feet long. Unlike other reptiles, leatherback turtles use thermoregulation to warm up or cool down.

Leatherback Turtles Are the Largest Sea Turtles There are seven species of sea turtles found in oceans around the world. Of the seven, the leatherback is the largest. Leatherback sea turtles are ...