A leatherback sea turtle surfaces near Langara Island, B.C. on July 14, 2025. Courtesy Victoria Bradshaw and Aidan Horne, screenshot via The Epoch Times
A rare sighting of a leatherback turtle surfacing off the coast of the Haidi Gwaii islands in B.C. is drawing attention to the reptiles, some of which migrate from Indonesia all the way to the West Coast.
Friends Victoria Bradshaw and Aidan Horne from B.C.’s Lower Mainland were on a fishing trip on July 14 near Langara Island, B.C., when the leatherback turtle breached the waters alongside their boat, prompting Bradshaw to record a video of the encounter, which was widely viewed online.
