The animals weighs 665 pounds (roughly 300 kg), measures 7 feet (2.13 m) from head to tail

Sep 25, 2012 11:34 GMT  ·  By
Giant leatherback turtle is treated for shock and released back into the wild
   Giant leatherback turtle is treated for shock and released back into the wild

Only recently, conservationists in charge of keeping a close eye on the marine wildlife presently inhabiting the waters close to Cape Cod were given the satisfaction of releasing a giant leatherback turtle into its natural habitat.

Sources inform us that leatherback turtles are particularly famous amongst biologists as a result of their being the world's largest reptiles, and that throughout the past 30 years or so their species witnessed a considerable decline in its overall headcount.

More precisely, the number of leatherback turtles inhabiting our oceans has dropped from about 115,000 in the 1980s to just 43,000 in 2012, so naturally, each and every specimen has to be taken care of.

The environmentalists who rescued and then released this turtle explain that they had to treat it for dehydration, trauma and shock, but that the animal has made a full recovery and therefore could be safely returned to the wild.