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 ...

A leatherback sea turtle was spotted on New Smyrna Beach, marking the earliest recorded sea turtle nest on County-managed beaches. Although sea turtle nesting season officially starts on May 1 in ...

only seven came from leatherback turtles, according to the county's turtle nest dashboard. “With water temperatures expected to warm up quickly in the next couple months, hundreds of sea turtles ...