The turtle was found off the coast of Virginia after ingesting a fishhook and won't be released to the wild because of arthritis in her front flippers.

Kansas City is hundreds of miles away from the nearest ocean, but it’s now home to one of the most endangered species of sea turtles.

The Kemp’s ridley sea turtle flew more than 1,000 miles last week from Baltimore to its new home at SEA LIFE Kansas City . The flight was provided by Turtles Fly Too , a nonprofit that works with volunteer pilots to transport endangered species.

Kayla Leyden, curator at SEA LIFE Kansas City, said the organization usually helps transport hundreds of sea turtles who get washed up and cold-stunned .

“But ours was a very special, VIP turtle who got her very own plane ride from the East Coast all t

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