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A member of the public will be flying Barnacle Bill back to Gran Canaria, after the loggerhead turtle washed up in Guernsey following Storm Ciarán.
The little sea creature weighed 800g after a bunch of barnacles were removed from her shell by the GSPCA, Guernsey's animal charity, who took her in to care for her.
She now weighs more than 1,200g and is nearly read to be flown home.
Pictured: Barnacle Bill weighed less than a kilo once all the barnacles were removed from her shell.
“We have two out of the three parts of the CITES paperwork required and she has an id chip which she also needed thanks to local vet and GSPCA President John Knight,” said GSPCA Manager, Steve Byrne.
“Most importantly we have a very kind islander offer to help fly her to Gran Canaria once her paperwork is all in order with some of our team to make sure she gets there safely.
“We have been told it shouldn’t be long but with Christmas so close it will be likely once that is out of the way.
“A huge thanks to all the kindness offered after the storm and to Barnacle Bill especially the amazing lift she will get when she is ready.”
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