Leatherback
By Neil Osborne
The leatherback is one of the world’s most fascinating animals. They are among the largest of reptiles, dive deeper than many whales, and can withstand arctic ocean temperatures. Until recently, this species was listed as “critically endangered” by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, but with recent discoveries of important new beaches and rising nesting numbers on known beaches in the Caribbean/Atlantic, they were recently upgraded to “vulnerable.”
