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Rhossi the Sea Turtle Can't Go Home because of Trump

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Allira Tue 25-Mar-25 14:12:31

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

Allira Wed 26-Mar-25 12:30:05

Nor one at all.

Chocolatelovinggran Wed 26-Mar-25 12:21:12

Casdon, Mr Trump does not have a Calon Lan, I suspect.

Allira Wed 26-Mar-25 12:11:18

😁

I was hopping mad when I started the thread but some of the posts have made me laugh, thank you.

However, Rhossi said it's too chilly here, he's missing his friends and he wants to go back to reclaim the Gulf of Mexico.

Allira Wed 26-Mar-25 12:07:51

Chocolatelovinggran

If you stay, Rhossi, you'll have to learn Welsh. Immigrants are offered lessons in the local language in most areas.
Failing that, there's always Duolingo.

That made me laugh 😁
It's ok, Rhossi is already fluent in Welsh after 16 months here.

Casdon Wed 26-Mar-25 10:50:06

Yes, I think Cwm Rhondda would be a good choice for him. Do you think Trump will turn out to be Rhossi’s Great Redeemer though?

Chocolatelovinggran Wed 26-Mar-25 10:39:51

Of course, Casdon- I hadn't factored in the age! Turtle action at the Eisteddfod next, perhaps?

NotSpaghetti Wed 26-Mar-25 08:36:05

Iam64

Free Rossi and lock up Trump

grin

Casdon Wed 26-Mar-25 08:29:30

Don’t worry Chocolatelovinggran, as a juvenile arriving in North Wales two years ago, Rhossi will speak fluent Welsh already. Seriously though, it’s such a shame that so much time and effort has gone into keeping an endangered turtle alive in the hope of increasing the numbers in the wild, for that hope to be thwarted.

Iam64 Wed 26-Mar-25 08:27:31

Whatsap message to Rossi leaked scandal

“ Rossi don’t come home. The USA has been taken over and our ancestoral homeland is now called The Gulf of America. The waters will become uninhabitable because a chain saw has been taken to any conservation projects. Stay in Wales, we are coming to join you, much love, your extended family “

Chocolatelovinggran Wed 26-Mar-25 08:04:38

If you stay, Rhossi, you'll have to learn Welsh. Immigrants are offered lessons in the local language in most areas.
Failing that, there's always Duolingo.

Allira Tue 25-Mar-25 20:47:10

Rhossi is missing his/her friends.
"The people here at Anglesey Sea Zoo are so kind and saved my life, but I need to go home to my friends and family" he/she said in an exclusive interview with Gransnet.

Iam64 Tue 25-Mar-25 20:40:08

You made several of us lol there FriedGreenToms 😀

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Tue 25-Mar-25 19:56:08

🫢

Allira Tue 25-Mar-25 19:39:34

hence not once.

Allira Tue 25-Mar-25 19:39:06

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 shock

You must admit that he doesn't think things through.

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Tue 25-Mar-25 19:35:48

Ah, I understand now Allira! Sad, yes.

Allira Tue 25-Mar-25 19:30:28

Have you been hacked, FriedGreenTomatoes? shock

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 Tue 25-Mar-25 19:00:44

Oh I don’t know.
Rhossi doesn’t have much of a brain so as long as his immediate needs are taken care of. Oh wait …. 😁

Chocolatelovinggran Tue 25-Mar-25 16:49:33

Excellent suggestion Iam64

Allira Tue 25-Mar-25 15:45:33

👍

Iam64 Tue 25-Mar-25 15:43:10

Free Rossi and lock up Trump

Allira Tue 25-Mar-25 15:35:32

Oh! 😂

I'm not sure if the turtle is male or female but it needs to be returned to the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and reunited with others so that it can breed instead of spending its life in a tank all alone.
There are only about 7,000 left in the wild.

FriedGreenTomatoes2 Tue 25-Mar-25 15:33:00

Allira

FriedGreenTomatoes2

Would he even know? 😊

Well, if he doesn't know what he was signing that's even more worrying.

Oops my error! I was being facetious as I actually meant the turtle! 🫢

Allira Tue 25-Mar-25 15:30:22

Rula

I hope Meg has received numerous treats.

Yes, well done Meg and well done for not attempting to attack the baby turtle thinking it was dinner!

How Rhossi and the other two or three baby turtles which were rescued previously have survived that crossing is amazing.

Allira Tue 25-Mar-25 15:26:08

FriedGreenTomatoes2

Would he even know? 😊

Well, if he doesn't know what he was signing that's even more worrying.