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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Steven Morris

Rare sea turtle swept across Atlantic to Welsh beach flies home to Texas

Tally, the Kemp's ridley sea turtle
Tally washed up on Talacre beach, near Prestatyn, in November 2021. Photograph: Anglesey sea zoo

Her arrival, washed up on a wintery Welsh beach, was chilly and dangerous. But the departure of Tally the sea turtle to her warmer home waters has turned out to be much more comfortable.

Tally, a rare Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, who was swept across the Atlantic by the Gulf Stream, is being flown back to Texas with the help of the RAF.

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