Help Protect the Leatherback Sea Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)! 🐢💚 Did you know that the Leatherback Sea Turtle is the only species of sea turtle that doesn’t have a hard shell? 🤔 Here are some fascinating facts: - Its shell is flexible and leathery 🌴 - It’s the largest species of sea turtle, reaching up to 2 meters in length and weighing up to 680 kg! 🤯 - It has a distinctive “W”-shaped beak and a highly streamlined body 🌊 But, they need our help! 🚨 Their main threats are: - Marine pollu

An oldie but a goodie for your #turtletuesday. Here a rare leatherback sea turtle returns to the ocean at sunrise after nesting on Playa Grande, Costa Rica - the last mass nesting beach for East Pacific leatherbacks. A leatherback can lay 7 to 11 nests per season, with older females typically laying more. #seaturtles #conservation #education | Leatherback Trust