Image on the Left is an aerial photo of an adult Leatherback Sea Turtle swimming, photo from Canadian Sea Turtle Network. https://seaturtle.ca/our-research/ Central image is Image of a sea turtle entangled in fishing gear, photo by Mark Daggett. Leatherback turtle freed from lobster trap in Shediac Bay | CBC News. Image on the right is two scientists measuring a Leatherback Sea Turtle on the back of a research vessel for Canadian Sea Turtle Network. Photo credit to https://seaturtle.ca/our-research/ Text: Leatherback Sea Turtles are under threat of entanglement with fishing gear, buoy lines and netting. Oil slicks disasters and floating plastics are threats too. Scientists currently lack hard data about the lifecycle needs and daily habits of Leatherback Sea turtles; what we don’t know could be just as dangerous as the treats we do know. #NSWildifeSpotlight#SpeciesAtRisk #LeatherbackSeaTurtle. Logo: Museum of Natural History a part of the NSM.

#LeatherbackSeaTurtles population is in a 90 % decline over the past decades. Only adult female turtles are record during nesting periods. Male Leatherback Sea Turtles never return to land. More research is needed.
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#NSWildifeSpotlight #SpeciesAtRisk

Title page: Nova Scotia Wildlife Spotlight. Species at Risk. Five coloured circles from left to right: Yellow is for endangered, orange is for threatened, pink is for vulnerable, violet is for extirpated, navy blue is for extinct. Image of the sky looking through trees from below. A weekly post spotlighting a different species currently at risk in Nova Scotia. #NSWildlifeSpotlight. Logo: Museum of Natural History a part of the NSM.

#LeatherbackSeaTurtles are ENDANGERED.
The largest sea reptile, weighing 600- 900kg and a back shell (carapace) measuring 2 meters, traverses the World oceans feasting primarily on jellyfish.
Watch a Leatherback Sea Turtle diving and eating jellyfish underwater. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...