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Scientists in Ecuador just attached the country's first satellite tracker to a critically endangered leatherback sea turtle, opening a new window into protecting one of the ocean's most mysterious giants. With fewer than 1,000 Eastern Pacific leatherbacks left, this breakthrough could reveal where they travel and how to keep them safe.
A team of marine biologists spent nights on a remote Ecuadorian beach to attach a tracking device to Lucero, a rare Eastern Pacific leatherback sea turtle. The data from this historic first could help save one of the world's most endangered sea turtle populations.
Endangered leatherback sea turtles just had their best nesting season ever in Boca Raton, with 42 nests documented—more than double the typical year. Scientists say thousands of hatchlings could soon make their way to the ocean, offering hope for a species that's been around since dinosaur times.
In Ecuador's Amazon, seven Indigenous Siekopai women are rescuing vulnerable charapa turtles by protecting nests and hatching eggs using ancestral wisdom and modern tech. Their work honors a sacred belief that turtles connect the physical and spiritual worlds.
A fishing trip turned into a major scientific discovery when an Alabama family spotted unusual bones in limestone and helped scientists identify a new species of ancient sea turtle. The remarkably preserved fossil is rewriting what we know about how leatherback turtles evolved.
Eco-rangers in Gabon keep patrolling beaches to save baby sea turtles, even after going months without pay. Their dedication protects the world's largest leatherback turtle nesting site against all odds.
A rescue center on China's largest volcanic island has saved and rehabilitated 252 sea turtles since 2009, turning one man's compassion into a haven for injured marine life. The number of injured turtles arriving each year is dropping, signaling better ocean protection.
When a massive loggerhead sea turtle became trapped between jagged rocks in Oman, three strangers fought against rising tides to pull off an incredible rescue. Their viral video proves that compassion can move mountains, or at least a 400-pound turtle.
When Brandon Watts spotted something struggling in Virginia's Chesapeake Bay, he didn't hesitate to help the massive leatherback turtle tangled in crab trap lines. Fighting 20 mph winds, three friends worked carefully to cut away ropes wrapped at least 10 times around the creature's neck and flippers.
A Canadian office worker turned her post-vacation turtle obsession into a five-year global mission to see and protect every sea turtle species on Earth. Nicole Milson just checked off the seventh and final turtle while volunteering at conservation sites worldwide.
Marine biologists in Ecuador just attached a tracking device to Lucero, a massive leatherback sea turtle, in a first-of-its-kind effort to protect fewer than 1,000 remaining turtles in the Eastern Pacific. Her movements will help fishers avoid deadly encounters and save a critically endangered population.
After nearly freezing to death on Cape Cod, Pancake—one of the world's rarest sea turtles—swam back into the ocean after eight months of rehabilitation. This Kemp's ridley turtle's survival is a major win for the most endangered sea turtle species on Earth.
Amelie, a rare Kemp's ridley sea turtle who survived a shark attack and lost a limb, just swam back into the Atlantic Ocean with a satellite tracker on her shell. She's one of four amputee turtles being monitored to prove that three-legged sea turtles can thrive in the wild.
When border construction threatened the last U.S. home of the critically endangered Sonoyta mud turtle, an all-volunteer team of scientists mobilized an emergency rescue plan. Now, zoos and wildlife centers across Arizona are opening their doors to save every last turtle.
A rare sea turtle who lost a limb to a shark attack just returned to the ocean with a high-tech tracker, helping scientists prove amputee turtles can thrive in the wild. Her survival could help save one of Earth's rarest sea turtle species.
A critically endangered hawksbill sea turtle covered in barnacles made a full recovery after three months of care in New South Wales. Beare, named after the beach where he was found, could now live for decades more in the wild.
Mexico just helped 34 million olive ridley sea turtles reach the ocean in a single season, cementing its status as a global leader in turtle conservation. Seven of the world's eight sea turtle species nest on Mexican beaches, where volunteers and conservation camps work year-round to protect these endangered creatures.
A green sea turtle found stranded on an Australian beach was so sick and covered in barnacles she couldn't swim. Nine months later, Kalani is back in the ocean, healthy and thriving.
When Florida temperatures plunged below 50 degrees, 16 sea turtles became hypothermic and needed urgent help. SeaWorld Orlando's rescue team is now working around the clock to save them.
When rescuers found Habanero the loggerhead sea turtle off South Africa's coast, thousands of leeches covered his body and a bone infection threatened his life. Now, after a successful flipper amputation, he's learning to swim again and inspiring hope for endangered sea turtles everywhere.
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