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Rescued turtle Rhossi flies home after two and a half years

A Kemp's ridley sea turtle found nearly dead on a Welsh beach is flying 5,000 miles back to the Gulf of Mexico after care at a zoo.

Why it mattersThis rescue shows what zoo experts can do to save endangered animals. Kemp's ridleys are nearly extinct, and releasing Rhossi back to the wild is one small step toward saving the whole species.