Rare sea turtle found stranded on Welsh beach makes speedy recovery

A rare sea turtle found washed up on a chilly Welsh beach is said to be making a good recovery.

'Menai', an Olive Ridley sea turtle, was found stranded on Tan-y-Foel beach earlier this month.

Usually found swimming in the warm waters of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, Menai was severely hypothermic and was thought to have made a journey of around 15,000 miles.

Menai the sea turtle in her rehabilitation tank Credit: Anglesey Sea Zoo

But staff at Anglesey Sea Zoo say she's made good progress in a specialised recovery tank, and is now starting to feed and show regular signs of activity.

Credit: Anglesey Sea Zoo

The zoo is now carrying out research to try to establish where Menai originated from in the hopes of one day releasing her back into the wild.