International Turtle Patrol East Coast Division, Willow Grove , NJ

07/17/2026

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05/23/2026

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03/05/2026

Under the moonlit surf of Sanibel Island, Florida, a Leatherback sea turtle — the world’s largest — has returned to nest after four long years. Weighing nearly a ton and stretching seven feet long, she was guided back by the same ancient instinct that’s carried her kind for over 100 million years — a phenomenon known as natal homing.

The Leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea) is unlike any other turtle: a deep diver built for both polar cold and tropical warmth, crossing oceans to feed on jellyfish before returning home to create life.

For conservationists, her arrival is a rare and fragile victory. Leatherbacks are endangered, threatened by plastic pollution, fishing nets, and a warming planet. Yet here she is — a survivor from an age before humans, keeping her promise to the sea.

As she vanished into the dark waves, she left behind not just eggs in the sand, but a message of hope and endurance — proof that life, when protected, always finds its way home.

02/27/2026

01/05/2026

https://www.cnn.com/videos/travel/2022/01/15/rare-octopus-blanket-great-barrier-reef-elliot-island-orig-mg-kj.cnn

The rainbow-hued octopus, seen swimming on the Great Barrier Reef, was caught on video by marine biologist Jacinta Shackleton.