The leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) is the largest living sea turtle in the world — and also one of the most threatened. According to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, the global ...

ISLE OF PALMS, S.C. – A rare 475-pound endangered leatherback sea turtle found stranded on a South Carolina beach was released into the ocean on Thursday following five days of treatment at the South ...

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Officials say leatherback sea turtles, which are the world's largest turtles, have appeared in South Carolina waters. The Sun News of Myrtle Beach reported Tuesday that the state ...

In Cape Verde, conservation has boosted the sea turtle population 100-fold — but the male-female balance is way off.

The New York Marine Rescue Center in Riverhead is celebrating its largest sea turtle release of the season. Nine rehabilitated turtles were released back to the ocean on Wednesday afternoon. Among ...

A sea turtle who cannot be released due to an injury has found her “forever home” at the Minnesota Zoo. Snooki the loggerhead sea turtle lives up to her namesake in many ways. Rescued in 2016 by the ...