leatherback

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The proposed sanctuary will protect over 200 shipwrecks, along with a diverse ecosystem featuring wildlife such as sea otters, humpback whales, leatherback sea turtles and lush kelp forests.

From Salon • Sep. 10, 2024

Between 2017 through 2022 the team successfully tracked 52 leatherback sea turtles, using advanced satellite tags capable of recording location, depth, and temperature data.

From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2024

As Pacific islanders face an existential threat from rising sea levels, Anita Posola has an additional worry: how to prevent leatherback turtle eggs getting washed away from the beaches of the Solomon Islands.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2023

Needless to say, such measures won't safeguard the giant leatherback turtles that nest on Great Nicobar Island, nor preserve the heritage and livelihoods of the Indigenous tribal communities who have called it home for millennia.

From Scientific American • Nov. 8, 2023

Razi stared admiringly at the leatherback, a living marker for one of Serendib’s most prized possessions.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook