Despite being an impressive size for a freshwater turtle, snapping turtles are still much smaller than sea turtles, with leatherback turtles averaging 1,500 pounds and the largest sea turtle ever ...

The smallest species of turtles are only 3 to 4 inches long, while the largest is the leatherback sea turtle which can be up to 10 feet long and weigh up to 2,000 pounds.

Leatherbacks are the largest sea turtle species and the only species that doesn’t have a hard shell. They range from 4 to 6 feet in length and weigh from 550 to 1,545 pounds.

Sea turtles are in the news as there has been an unprecedented recent surge in the number of exotic species washed up on Irish shores. When we are on the beach, we are all encouraged to keep an eye ...

The first sea turtle nest of the season was found, belonging to a leatherback, the largest sea turtle species in the world. This is the first time a leatherback has nested on this beach.