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Reduction of threats, ranging from hunting to climate change, has led to the recovery of the endangered sea turtle in the majority of areas of the world. A new study published in the journal ...

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 — ...

There are a lot of things scientists still don’t know about sea turtles. But researchers are starting to “fingerprint” leatherback sea turtle hatchlings to try to unlock some of those secrets. Federal ...