Leatherback sea turtle populations are declining in the Pacific Ocean but recovering in the Atlantic Ocean.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by IUCN Red List, NOAA Fisheries, and peer-reviewed studies (PNAS) showing consistent regional divergence in leatherback turtle population trends between Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. [tier=gold indep_score=0.983 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- 5 Winners and Losers on New “Red List” of World's Rarest ... (seed:environment_and_wildlife)
- https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/leatherback-turtle (corroboration)
- https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/46967827/46967830 (corroboration)
- https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2001525118 (corroboration)