All About Leatherback Sea Turtle
The Leatherback Sea
Turtle is an
endangered animal.
This PowerPoint will
give you information
about where a
Leatherback Sea
Turtle lives, what a
Leatherback Sea
Turtle likes to eat,
the early stages of a
Leatherback Sea
Turtle’s life, why
they are endangered,
and how they are
getting help.
By: Madison Wendt
Mr. Erickson’s Class
Third Grade
Where a Leatherback Sea Turtle Lives
•Nest in Florida, Culebra, Puerto Rico,
and St. Croix.
•Live in the ocean
What a Leatherback Sea Turtle Likes
To Eat
•Jellyfish and mollusks
•They are omnivores because they
also eat seaweed
A Leatherback Sea Turtle’s
Early Stages of Life
•The mother goes onto the shore to lay
her eggs and leaves
•In one or two weeks they make their way
to the ocean
Why Leatherback Sea Turtles Are
Endangered
•The greatest threat used to be to
their eggs, and this threat still
exists.
•Aren't as many eggs to poach
these days, however, because
fewer and fewer leatherbacks
show up to nest.
•Scientists have concluded that
gill-net and longline fisheries are
to blame.
How Leatherback Sea Turtles Are
Getting Help
• There is a law to protect leather
back sea turtle