The turtle's body has been ... The team reported the find to the UK Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme (CSIP), which records the discovery of sea creatures such as whales, porpoises ...

Once prevalent in every ocean except the Arctic and Antarctic, the leatherback population is rapidly declining in many parts of the world. While all other sea turtles have hard, bony shells ...

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 ...

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 ...

A "vulnerable" leatherback turtle badly entangled in trawler gear has been rescued by a fisherman. The turtle was attached to a "heavy solid buoy" and "would have died" had it not been cut free on ...

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 ...

For example, hawksbill turtles eat lots of sea sponges, which would otherwise out-compete reef-building corals. So the turtles help to protect the coral reefs, which are crucial for the survival of ...

Jasper Wilkins, from Birmingham, UK, currently living in Costa Rica ... to come watch them being released into the ocean. Leatherback sea turtles are the most endangered species that face many ...

Turtles are ectotherms—their internal temperature varies according to the ambient environment, commonly called cold-blooded. However, because of their high metabolic rate, leatherback sea ...