02/11/2022

ARCHELON’s Rescue Centre counts 27 recovered sea turtle releases since early June!

Injured or sick sea turtles from all over Greece are transported to ARCHELON’s Sea Turtle Rescue Centre in Glyfada, Attica. After their recovery and rehabilitation, the animals are released back to the sea. The release for each recovering animal is a very special and emotional moment for the Rescue and Rehabilitation Team and ARCHELON’s friends.

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Second in line to be released was “Yoda”, which had been found in Samos Island with hypothermia and pneumonia in October 2021. The turtle returned home safely on June 27, in the presence of representatives from ERGO HELLAS. With their enthusiastic initiative, the facilities of the Rescue Centre will be upgraded through the support of "ERGO Insurance Co”. We are grateful!

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On July 7th we had a double release for “Eire” and “Dragon, which had both arrived at the Rescue Centre with hypothermia and lung infection. People from the “GREEN FUND of the Ministry of Environment " joined us on that special day. We are thankful to the GREEN FUND for supporting the rescue, treatment, and rehabilitation of sea turtles from June to November 2022 at the ARCHELON’s Sea Turtle Rescue Centre.

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July continued with another double release on the 19th, for the turtles “Booster” and “Atticus”, which were treated for hook ingestion and head injury, respectively. We were especially happy that people from UNISEA SHIPPING LTD attended their release, as this company continues to provide valuable support to educational activities at the ARCHELON Rescue Centre.

Through the action of MAKE A WISH Greece we had another special moment this summer. On August 4th, after touring the Rescue Centre, 11-year-old George who wanted to see the sea turtles up close, accompanied us to say goodbye to “Nessaja” and “Petal”. The two turtles were ready to go home after completing their treatment for lung infection and hook ingestion, respectively.

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During October we said goodbye to “Arthur”, which had recovered from a head injury, to little “Groot”, which had recovered from lung infection, as well as to “Drea” and “Pai”, which were rehabilitated after suffering serious head injuries. With us in the last release were representatives from the "HSBC Bank- Hellas", who have been supporting the operation of the Rescue Centre in the last years.

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«From June to October we had a total of 27 sea turtles released after reaching full recovery at ARCHELON’s Rescue Centre” says Eirini Kasimati, ARCHELON’s Rescue and Rehabilitation Officer. «None of this would have been possible without our amazing volunteers. A huge "Thank You" to each of them, and especially to this year's Rehabilitation Assistant-Volunteers: Kira Schirrmacher, Margarida Paim and James Jenkins! » she adds, while Michalis Moraitis, the Rehabilitation Assistant of the Centre, nods smilingly.

Watch the video of«Sandy»

Watch the video of «Yoda».

Watch the video of «Eire» και «Dragon»

Watch the video of «Arthur» και «Groot»

See how you can visit ARCHELON’s Rescue Centre and become a volunteer now!

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