Endangered Sea Turtle Rescued on Welsh Beach Completes 5,000-Mile Journey Home to Texas
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After a two-year rescue and recovery journey that began when he washed ashore near death in Wales, a rare Kemp’s ridley sea turtle named Rhossi has successfully flown back to the Gulf of Mexico. Thanks to an international team of caretakers, the endangered turtle is settling into a Texas rehabilitation facility in preparation for his final release back into the wild.
After a two-year rescue and recovery journey that began when he washed ashore near death in Wales, a rare Kemp’s ridley sea turtle named Rhossi has successfully flown back to the Gulf of Mexico. Thanks to an international team of caretakers, the endangered turtle is settling into a Texas rehabilitation facility in preparation for his final release back into the wild.