Leatherbacks are the ultimate ocean travelers, inhabiting every ocean except the Arctic. They’re frequently found in the ...

Earlier this year, the Western Pacific leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) left a nesting site in the Solomon Islands ... World Record for the deepest turtle dive — 4,199 feet (1,280 m ...

Once prevalent in every ocean except the Arctic and Antarctic, the leatherback ... turtle, averaging 3,700 miles each way. After mating at sea, females come ashore during the breeding season to nest.

Other sea turtles are faithful to specific nesting beaches and feeding grounds, which makes them especially vulnerable as human pressures increase. But the leatherback can be more of an ...

white-striped leatherback hatchlings emerge from the nest. Hatchlings make their way to the ocean, orienting themselves toward the brightest direction, which on natural, undeveloped beaches is toward ...

The number of sea turtle nests established in Palm Beach dropped this season by more than 3,000 from a record-breaking count in 2023, but the town's sea turtle monitor said there is no cause for ...

Fingal County Council has confirmed what is believed to be a leatherback turtle has been found after ... where they are from to find a mate and for nesting," the statement added.