After several failed attempts to import a stranded turtle to warmer waters, a Guernsey animal centre has finally found a way to send 'Barnacle Bill' home.

'Barnacle Bill' to receive Royal Navy escort to calmer waters

Adorning fishing nets with green flashing lights could reduce the number of sea turtles that are accidentally caught and killed.

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He was "surprisingly alert and active" despite the ordeal. 

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Fifty British sailors from the Portsmouth-based Type 45 destroyer volunteered with Sea Turtle Conservation Curaçao during a logistics stop.

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There are an estimated 4,500 sea turtles currently being cared for in the centre as the state experiences bitterly cold weather. 

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A Kemp's Ridley sea-turtle which washed up on a Welsh beach during Storm Desmond is now being looked after at Bristol Aquarium.

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