A shell of a trip: Sea turtle flown from Florida to Texas

MARATHON, Fla. (AP) — A large loggerhead sea turtle rehabilitated at the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital has a new home in Texas. The turtle was flown by private plane Sunday to live at a conservation facility on South Padre Island, Texas.  The 230-pound female turtle took the nearly five-hour flight from the Middle Keys to Texas with the help of “Turtles Fly Too,” a nonprofit group that works with general aviation pilots who donate their aircraft, fuel and time to provide emergency transport for endangered species. The turtle suffered injuries to her shell in May 2020 from a boat strike that left her unable to dive and forage for food.