Rhossi the ridley sea turtle washed up off the coast of Anglesey in 2023 and has been nursed back to health by staff at the Anglesey Sea Zoo.
Rhossi is now ready to go home but is prevented from doing so because Trump, in his wisdom, signed an executive order which means international marine turtle conservation work is on hold for now, leaving Rhossi in limbo.
Kemp's ridley turtles are critically endangered, with only about 7,000 females thought to exist.
They are native to the Gulf of Mexico, or Gulf of America as it is now known in the US, and must be released back into those waters.
Martha Williams, the former director of US Fish and Wildlife Service, said the impact on conservation projects was "heartbreaking".
"I didn't expect this administration to necessarily be friendly towards conservation. I have been surprised at the speed and the degree to which they have undermined decades of goodwill and work in the conservation sphere," she said.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c30myl9q550o
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Poor Rhossi.
I trust he will be happy in Wales a bit longer.
The Gulf of America 
waits
Have you been hacked, FriedGreenTomatoes? 
Turtles have quite well developed brains and usually good navigational skills. Why these few turtles arrived here is a mystery.
Presumably they got caught up in strong currents and were too small and weren't strong enough to get back on course.
FriedGreenTomatoes2
Ah, I understand now Allira! Sad, yes.
doesn’t have much of a brain so as long as his immediate needs are taken care of. Oh wait …. 😁
Well I thought you meant Trump for a moment, once my
You must admit that he doesn't think things through.
Iam64
Free Rossi and lock up Trump
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