Five hundred carretta carretta sea turtle hatchlings were born in Stavros area in Crete in 2024, but locals warn of dangers ...

Finally, in 2021 the California Department of Fish and Wildlife recommended protecting leatherback sea turtles as endangered under the state’s Endangered Species Act.

They're huge," MacDonald said. Routinely weighing between 800 and 1,000 pounds, leatherbacks are the largest species of sea turtle in the world. MacDonald, who is known across the Maritimes for ...