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UK to release two rehabilitated loggerhead turtles to Azores

By Drooid · Sep 25, 2026, 10:16 AM UTC · How we work

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The United Kingdom is preparing to release two cold-stunned loggerhead turtles after seven months of rehabilitation.
A caller reported Betty, a loggerhead mistaken for debris on Dunwich beach in February, to British Divers Marine Life Rescue.
Betty and Olive were moved to Hunstanton Sea Life Centre in Norfolk for care.
Katie Robertson said the turtles will travel to the Azores later this month for release.

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The United Kingdom is preparing to release two cold-stunned loggerhead turtles after seven months of rehabilitation.
A caller reported Betty, a loggerhead mistaken for debris on Dunwich beach in February, to British Divers Marine Life Rescue.
Betty and Olive were moved to Hunstanton Sea Life Centre in Norfolk for care.
Katie Robertson said the turtles will travel to the Azores later this month for release.