SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico— As a result of a petition filed by conservation groups, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced that nesting habitat for leatherback sea turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) ...

BOSTON — Despite navigating new terrain and challenging weather conditions that included extreme heat, rain, and flash flooding, a team from the New England Aquarium recently worked with local ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The leatherback sea turtle offers a rare look into ...

Puerto Rico's governor on Saturday signed a law to protect a swath of land along the island's northeast coast that is a top U.S. nesting site for the world's largest turtle species. The law ends a ...

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 ...

On a stormy afternoon in Cape Cod Bay, a struggling leatherback sea turtle — ensnared in fishing gear — found a lifeline thanks to quick-thinking recreational boaters and skilled marine rescue ...