Leatherback sea turtles are one of the most endangered animals in the world. They are also the largest sea turtle and one of the largest reptiles in the world. An adult leatherback sea turtle can weigh up to 2,000 pounds. They are 6 to 7.2 feet long. Leatherback sea turtles are endangered because of many reasons. Mainly because people harvest the eggs and the turtles get caught in many different types of fishing nets and fishing materials. Leather back sea turtles have been on earth for the last 100,000,000 years. They eat a very large amount of jellyfish which helps keep the jellyfish population in check.
How you can help:
You can help buy not littering. Especially do not litter plastic bags. If you drop a bag it probably will somehow get in to a river or stream. If it gets in to a river or stream it will eventually get to the ocean. Once it is in the ocean a leatherback sea turtle might mistake it for a jellyfish, eat it and then die. Also if you let go of a balloon outside it will end up in the ocean and a sea turtle or any other sea creature might eat it and then die.
