SOLOMONS, MD (March 1, 2012)—The majestic leatherback turtle is the largest sea turtle in the world, growing to more than 6 feet in length. It is also one of the most threatened. A major new study of ...
Every several years, small groups of hatchling North Pacific loggerhead turtles, an endangered species, embark on years-long journeys spanning thousands of miles from Japan to the West Coast of North ...
SANTA CRUZ — The number of leatherback turtles that feed in Central California waters has declined by 80% during the last two decades, according to new research out of the National Oceanic and ...
Along the massive and mountainous Bird’s Head Peninsula lies the long lonely beaches that support the largest remaining leatherback turtle in the Pacific Ocean. The beach is now being proposed as Abun ...
STANFORD, Calif. (KGO) -- A few small Loggerhead sea turtles may not realize it, but they're setting off on a journey that could change the way we understand the Pacific Ocean. And perhaps, lead a ...
Amidst the tide of plastic pollution, beached whales, and dwindling coral reefs, some good news has just come out of our oceans. Green turtles, an endangered marine turtle species named for the layer ...
STANFORD, Calif. (KGO) -- An ocean-going research project we told you about last year is suddenly yielding a surprising result. Scientists believe it could signal significant changes ahead for the ...
When it comes to leatherback turtles, the world's largest species of sea turtle, there's a conundrum: The species itself is critically endangered, but at least one leatherback population is stable — ...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The giant Pacific leatherback turtle, known for its arduous 6,000-mile ocean trek from the U.S. West Coast to breeding grounds in Indonesia, could go extinct within 20 years as its ...
The massive 50-pound sea turtle has had quite the summer adventure. It was found stuck in a desalination plant in Morro Bay about a month ago, before heading out on a road trip with volunteers from ...
The massive 50-pound sea turtle has had quite the summer adventure. It was found stuck in a desalination plant in Morro Bay about a month ago, before heading out on a road trip with volunteers from ...