Discovered rare turtles in Indonesia

Conservation experts say they have found a leatherback turtle, the world's largest sea turtle, and is on the list of endangered species, on a coast in Sumatra, Indonesia.

Leatherback turtles can be up to 3m long when mature - Photo: AP

Information with the AP on February 17, conservation expert Khairul Amra told the 2m-long turtle that they also found a turtle nest with 65 eggs. The turtle then swam into the sea.

Leatherbacks appear on Earth for more than 100 million years, one of the world's largest scale species. They can be as long as 3m when they mature, but their population is currently rapidly declining, mainly due to fishing and egg grabbing.