Leatherbacks are long-distance seasonal migrants to Irish waters, and migrate to temperate waters for feeding and then return ...

Fingal County Council has confirmed what is believed to be a leatherback turtle has been found after being washed up on ...

AN EXTREMELY rare turtle was found washed up on popular Dublin beach yesterday. Fingal County Council has confirmed that a turtle believed to be a leatherback, was found washed up on Portmarnock ...

Leatherback turtles are generally solitary creatures ... these otherwise solitary animals come together. Leatherbacks are jellyfish afficionados, dining almost exclusively on gelatinous prey.

Leatherback turtles feed on jelly fish, but tend to gobble up just about anything they come across, sometimes mistakenly swallowing inedible objects, according to Wakatsuki. The species is listed ...

The remains of a large sea turtle was discovered washed ashore on a north county Dublin beach over the weekend. Fingal County Council and the Marine Institute confirmed the turtle appeared to be a ...

Mistaking plastic bags for jellyfish can lead to fatal blockages in their digestive systems. Leatherbacks are the ultimate ocean travelers, inhabiting every ocean except the Arctic. They’re frequently ...

It seems that turtles are either becoming disoriented or are following warm sea routes and turn up in unexpected places.