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The young loggerhead turtle was washed up on a beach in Wales and had to be moved to Newquay's Blue Reef Aquarium to receive specialist treatment.ΜύΜύ

The scale and size of Flash the turtle

'Flash' as he's been named by staff at the aquarium is less than two years old and when he first arrived has was so sick he had to be tube fed twice a day. Staff were very concerned he wouldn't survive.Μύ

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Cornwall reporter Pam Spriggs went along to discover that tube feeding a turtle isΜύa delicate operation.

'Flash' is 20 cm long and was washed up on a beach on Sunday 20 July in a very poorly condition.Μύ

He was immediately brought to Newquay by Dave Jarvis from British Divers Marine Life Rescue to Newquay as the aquarium is the expert place for dealing with turtle strandings.Μύ

They have released two turtles back into their native waters after they were found washed up in Bude (during 2007) almost dead but amazingly they made a full recovery and are now back in the wild. An increasing number of loggerhead turtles are washing up on the shoreline.ΜύIt is hoped that Flash can be rehabilitated too.ΜύΜύ

Dink and James are released

Two loggerhead turtles, which were washed up on the south-west UK coast this winter, have been flown to Gran Canaria and released back into the sea.

Twenty-three loggerheads have been stranded on UK and Irish coasts so far this year, an unprecedented number. "Dink" and "James" were the only survivors.

Watch video and listen to audio which followed the release of the two turtles from Newquay's Blue Reef Aquarium to the Canary Islands:

Click on the link below to find out more about the Newquay's Blue Reef Aquarium and the kind of work they undertake: