Once prevalent in every ocean except the Arctic and Antarctic, the leatherback population ... migrations between breeding and feeding areas of any sea turtle, averaging 3,700 miles each way.

LIFE CYCLE: Leatherback sea turtles reach sexual maturity at five to 15 years and live 45 years or more. FEEDING: Leatherbacks lack the chewing plates characteristic of other sea turtles. Unable to ...

This was a leatherback sea turtle found on ... Check out these fun facts about sea turtle diets! Baby sea turtles are ...

WWF is working with a local community in Costa Rica to stop egg poaching of leatherback turtle nests ... and the construction and operation of a sea turtle hatchery, where eggs are brought in to be ...

Other sea turtles are faithful to specific nesting beaches and feeding grounds, which makes them especially vulnerable as human pressures increase. But the leatherback can be more of an ...

The leatherback sea turtle is one of seven sea turtle species facing extinction and it plays a huge role in the marine ecosystem. The Phuket Marine Biological Centre (PMBC) aims to protect it by ...