A 1-square-meter plastic sheet was found inside a dead leatherback sea turtle on a beach in Fukui Prefecture, the largest piece of plastic debris reported ingested by the species, researchers said.

MUROTO, Kochi Prefecture--An endangered leatherback sea turtle found dead in a fishing net in local ... but tend to gobble up just about anything they come across, sometimes mistakenly swallowing ...

The largest of the marine turtles - the leatherback can grow up to six ... in the UK and are most likely to be seen either washed up dead on beaches or swimming out in deeper water.

Residents in Cornwall have been urged not to put turtles washed up on beaches back in the water ... if the turtle is dead, ...

The Martin County Sheriff's Office and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission rescued a massive leatherback ...

Their southern roots were obvious from the few dead turtles ... himself and tacked up posters asking, "Have you seen this turtle?" in big letters, with a picture of a leatherback and a toll ...

Leatherbacks are the largest turtles on Earth, growing up to seven feet long and exceeding ... ocean except the Arctic and Antarctic, the leatherback population is rapidly declining in many ...

People should call the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) or, if the turtle is dead, contact the Marine Strandings ... a quick phone call could save a turtle's life." Leatherback sea turtle ...