In 2026, biologists at Cape Hatteras National Seashore have already found four nests from endangered leatherback sea turtles.

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.

Dive into crystal blue water by day and help protect the nesting Leatherback turtles by night. Pair vacation with the deep satisfaction of helping to protect and conserve an endangered species like ...

A 700-pound leatherback sea turtle carcass washed ashore on Martha's Vineyard, prompting reminders for boaters to be cautious. The mature female turtle showed no signs of vessel strike or entanglement ...

Discover Juno, the 1,200-pound leatherback turtle, as she makes history with her 300th nest on Florida's beaches after 25 ...

The Outer Banks just had its best leatherback year on record – four nests of the giant endangered turtle, topping the whole previous decade. The post Giant Endangered Sea Turtles Smash Nesting Record ...

With a name like "Leatherback Turtle" you might think the sea turtles could stand up to just about anything the ocean can throw at them, and for more than a hundred million years, they have. But tough ...

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 ...

It is past midnight on a beach in southern Thailand and 12-year-old Prin Uthaisangchai is anxiously staring at a leatherback turtle nest, waiting for scores of the endangered hatchlings to scrabble ...

"It seemed like he was crying for help, and my dad mode kicked in, and I just went right to town." ...

When sea turtle hatchlings emerge from their nests, typically at night, they crawl toward the ocean in what is known as "seafinding." They have to discriminate between the brighter seaward versus a ...