While all other sea turtles have hard, bony shells, the inky-blue carapace of the leatherback is somewhat ... global distribution of all reptile species, and possibly of any vertebrate.

The leatherback sea turtle is the heavyweight of the sea turtle world ... literally. This sea turtle species can grow as long as a small car and weighing over half a ton! Unlike other sea turtles ...

Of the many species alive today ... However, because of their high metabolic rate, leatherback sea turtles have a body temperature that is noticeably higher than that of the surrounding water.

According to NOAA, cold-stunning is a condition where sea turtles become very weak or inactive after being exposed to cold ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— The California Fish and Game Commission voted today to protect leatherback sea turtles as endangered under the state’s Endangered Species Act. The commission acted on the ...

Your Artstor image groups were copied to Workspace. The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. Conservation & Society Vol. 16, No. 4, 2018 Community-based Conservation of Leatherb... The ...

A 1-square-meter plastic sheet was found inside a dead leatherback sea turtle on a beach in Fukui Prefecture, the largest ...

Finally, in 2021 the California Department of Fish and Wildlife recommended protecting leatherback sea turtles as endangered under the state’s Endangered Species Act.