Turtle stranded in Wales after Trump aid freeze

.INFORMYOURSELFONLINE. March 25, 2025

 

BBC Kemp's ridley sea turtle 'Rhossi' - a marine turtle with white skin and dark brown mottled patches, with a dark brown and black carapace. The turtle is facing to the left, with its head out of water, and its beak up against the tank where it being rehabilitatedBBC
Rhossi, a Kemp's ridley sea turtle, is ready to return to the wild - but repatriation to the USA has stalled

A rare turtle stranded on the Welsh coast faces an unexpected obstacle to getting home - US President Donald Trump.

Rhossi washed up on Anglesey at the end of 2023 and has been slowly nursed back to health.

The Kemp's ridley sea turtle is now fighting fit, and Anglesey Sea Zoo said Rhossi was ready to be released back into the wild off the coast of the US.

However, executive orders signed in the White House means international marine turtle conservation work is on hold for now, leaving Rhossi in limbo

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