Susanna Moore

On its 2015 list, the Fish and Wildlife Service included the 'ea, or hawksbill turtle, as well as the green turtle, Ridley sea turtle, leatherback turtle and loggerhead turtle. Four mammals are considered endangered: the Hawaiian hoary bat; the kohola, or humpback whale; the sperm whale; and the endemic Hawaiian monk seal.

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The word 'leatherback' highlights conservation issues, reflecting humans' impact on wildlife.

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Emphasize the unique physical traits of the leatherback when using the word to distinguish it from other turtles.

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 And other recent stories have looked at single, flagship species, if you will, that are at risk in the ocean as a way of talking about other threats. One such story I did documented the leatherback sea turtle. This is the largest, widest-ranging, deepest-diving and oldest of all turtle species.

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 Named Desmatochelys padillai, it was six feet long and had the characteristic features of modern sea turtles including a carapace, or a top shell, and paddle-like limbs. Today, there are seven species of sea turtles with the largest being the leatherback. Growing as long as eight feet

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 the survivors will increase in size, from that of a dinner plate at year one to that of a dinner table, in the case of one species at least, the leatherback, a decade or so later. With size comes some measure of protection.

The Survival of the Sea...

 I love the letter boxes not only like them I love them excite him and amazing cuz it was my first time ever in life to see a leatherback turtle I wasn't expecting it to be that big it's like bigger than me

Protecting Leatherbacks...

 researchers have learned that leatherback turtles may adjust their breathing above the surface to regulate how deep and how fast they'll make their dives into the sea leatherbacks which

Sea Turtles Match...

 to help secure the turtle's future he took the message to the next generation now what's what's the largest size a leatherback can grow to ah shawnee

Saving Leatherback...

 testing and round-the-clock surveys means every hatchling is accounted for and is part of the longest-running leatherback study anywhere in the world

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 to help secure the turtle's future he took the message to the next generation now what's what's the largest size a leatherback can grow to shawnee

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 to help secure the turtles future he took the message to the next generation now once what's the largest size of leatherback and go to Shani

 To help secure the turtles future, he took the message to the next generation. Now, what's the largest size a leatherback can grow to?

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