Help the injured sea turtles!
Seminar for Sea turtles rescuers
292 more (quite a negative record!) were found dead on greek beaches.
In order to empower the performance of the National Rescue Network, each year ARCHELON organizes, in the framework of the Volunteers for the Environment Educational Centre, a number of training seminars for volunteers - rescuers open to the public and especially to the friends of the sea.
On Saturday, May 30rd an almost daily seminar session (from 10:00 to 17:00) will take place in the premises of the Sea Turtles Rescue Centre, 3rd Glyfadaʼs marina. The seminar combines both theory and practice including the techniques applied to the sea turtles under treatment at the Rescue Centre.
SEMINAR SCHEDULE 10:00 Welcome, presentation of ARCHELON and its 25 years of action 10:30 Movie projection on sea turtles 11:00 Presentation of the Rescue Centre and its 15 years of action 12:00 Sea turtles biology 13:30 – 14:30 Break 14:30 Rescue procedures and protocols 15:00 Handling and raising a sea turtle and First Aid 16:30 Questions & Answers 17:00 Distribution of material and keepsakes
The participation fee of 15euro is symbolic whilst for the efficient arrangement of the seminar a registration statement is requested until May 28. Please contact Pavlos Tsaros, Project Manager of the Rescue Network, directly either by phone at 210 8982600 or by e-mail: rescue@archelon.gr or Athens headquarters, tel. number 210 5231342.
Enjoy a refreshing weekend by the sea dedicated to sea turtles!
29th Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation
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