Rare turtle stranded due to Donald Trump aid freeze

Executive orders signed in the White House means international marine turtle conservation work is on hold for now, leaving Rhossi stranded on this side of the Atlantic. Kemp's ridley turtles are critically endangered — it is believed that only about 7,000 females exist

Rhossi, the Kemp's ridley turtle found washed up on Rhosneigr Beach in Wales in December 2023. At the time Anglesey Sea Zoo noted that "We are increasing Rhossi’s temperature very gradually and monitoring 24/7 round-the-clock every 1-2 hours during this period."

‘All politics is local’, declared Associated Press chief, Byron Price, in 1932. A recent Donald Trump directive is a prime example. It has created problems for a humble fellow-American.

A year ago, the North Wales Chronicle reported that Meg, a four year old dog, had made a curious discovery. Walking on Treath Llydan Beach in Anglesey, she sniffed out a juvenile sea-turtle hiding under seaweed. ‘Cold-stunned’ by the waters of the Irish Sea, and just about alive, the casualty was taken to Anglesey Sea Zoo for rehabilitation and tender loving care. Like Dingle Oceanworld in Ireland, the aquarium there has turtle A&E facilities.