Once prevalent in every ocean except the Arctic and Antarctic, the leatherback population is rapidly declining in many parts of the world. While all other sea turtles have hard, bony shells ...

ShellBank works by collecting genetic material from illegally traded turtle parts, then comparing those genes with a database of sea turtle DNA collected from individuals in their home waters ...

"Recently, incidences of barnacle infestation on sea turtles in Abu Dhabi ... 68.8 per cent of turtles body weight) from the infected parts with care. The turtle is currently held in a nursery ...