This magnificent creature, now long extinct, was the largest turtle ever known ... Archelon held its own unique place. The ...

Leatherbacks are the largest turtles on Earth ... the longest migrations between breeding and feeding areas of any sea turtle, averaging 3,700 miles each way. After mating at sea, females come ...

More than 400 sea turtles washed ashore on the beaches of India. Find out what caused this massive loss of sea life.

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

and the Eastern Pacific green turtle, which has been found in coastal waters from Alaska to Chile. Weighing up to 700 pounds green turtles are among the largest sea turtles in the world.

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 ...

The leatherback turtle is the largest sea turtle species, with adults reaching lengths of up to 7 feet (2.1 meters) and weights exceeding 2,000 pounds (907 kg). Instead of a bony shell like what ...

This archipelago supports the largest nesting aggregation of loggerhead sea turtles in the world, making it not only of local but also of global conservation concern. The Turtle Project was created by ...

Unlike other sea turtles, these gentle giants lack a hard shell, instead sporting a flexible, rubbery carapace. They are the champions of endurance in the animal kingdom, capable of braving icy waters ...

After we twice sued to compel a response from the National Marine Fisheries Service, in 2012 the agency granted the turtle 40,000 square miles of critical habitat off California, Oregon and Washington ...