Tuesday, June 20 was a happy day on North Carolina’s Outer Banks for conservationists and animal-lovers. A routine check on Ocracoke Island revealed a leatherback sea turtle nest filled with more than ...

ISLE OF PALMS, S.C. – A rare 475-pound endangered leatherback sea turtle found stranded on a South Carolina beach was released into the ocean on Thursday following five days of treatment at the South ...

CLARKE COUNTY, Ala. (WALA) - A fishing trip for a family of four, a few year’s ago, turned up a one-in-a-million find. The Coleman’s were on the Alabama river in Clarke County when they discovered a ...

When it comes to leatherback turtles, the world's largest species of sea turtle, there's a conundrum: The species itself is critically endangered, but at least one leatherback population is stable — ...

Among the rarest of sights off the Outer Banks is a leatherback sea turtle, and a tracking device attached to one is giving researchers a stunning map of how far they swim to get here. The massive ...

As ancient as the dinosaurs, the leatherback sea turtle is something of a dinosaur itself — and the heaviest reptile on the planet. This champion swimmer, whose diving capabilities are unmatched by ...

A leatherback sea turtle hatchling climbs over sargassum on a beach. In a new study, researchers timed sea turtles to see how long it took them to reach the ocean when they had to traverse piles of ...

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is calling on residents and visitors along the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic coast ...