Sea turtles in the Rescue Centre

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Sea turtles under treatment

The ARCHELON Sea Turtle Rescue Centre has been operating since 1994 in Glyfada, Attica, right next to the sea.

It was founded by ARCHELON with the support of the Municipality of Glyfada and the Ministry of the Environment and is one of the first Sea Turtle Rescue Centres in the Mediterranean. Its purpose is the treatment and rehabilitation of injured and sick sea turtles and their reintegration into the sea. You can symbolically adopt one or more injured turtles at the Rescue Centre, contributing to the costs of their care and feeding. And of course you can come and meet them at the Rescue Centre, or you can be informed from our website about their progress and release.

  1. Loggerhead sea turtle under rehabilitation

    Hop

    Found at:
    Ierisso
    Injury:
    Eye and jaw injury
  2. Sea turtle named Filothei

    Filothei

    Found at:
    Thessaloniki
    Injury:
    Hook ingestion
  3. A loggerhead sea turtle gets measured at the Rescue Centre

    Romy

    Found at:
    Halkidiki
    Injury:
    Head & eye injuries
  4. Snowball

    Snowball

    Found at:
    Zaharo
    Injury:
    Flipper injuries
  5. Crumpet

    Crumpet

    Found at:
    Zakynthos
    Injury:
    Hook ingestion & plastic debris entanglement
  6. A green sea turtle gets admitted at the Rescue Centre of ARCHELON

    Waffle

    Found at:
    Epidavros
    Injury:
    Head injury
  7. Baked Beans

    Baked Beans

    Found at:
    Oropos, Attica
    Injury:
    Head injury
  8. Loggerhead sea turtle under treatment

    Lightning McQueen

    Found at:
    Hiliadou Fokidas
    Injury:
    Lung infection
  9. Green sea turtle under treatment

    Coco

    Found at:
    Kavouri, Attica
    Injury:
    Unknown
  10. Sea turtle arrival at the Rescue Centre with a head injury

    Jaffa

    Found at:
    Preveza
    Injury:
    Head injury
  11. Loggerhead sea turtle admitted to the Rescue Centre with a head injury

    Haribo

    Found at:
    Rodopi
    Injury:
    Head injury
  12. Loggerhead sea turtle named Toffe at the Rescue Centre

    Toffee

    Found at:
    Preveza
    Injury:
    Head injury
  13. Sick sea turtle at the Rescue Centre named Crash Bandicoot

    Crash Bandicoot

    Found at:
    Agios Kosmas
    Injury:
    Weak, debilitated
  14. A photo of a sea turtle admitted to the Rescue Centre

    Theodora

    Found at:
    Evia
    Injury:
    Head injury
  15. Loggerhead sea turtle arrival at the Rescue Centre

    Miso

    Found at:
    Anavissos
    Injury:
    Carapace injury
  16. Martini

    Martini

    Found at:
    Preveza
    Injury:
    Debilitated
  17. Everest

    Everest

    Found at:
    Preveza
    Injury:
    Head injury
  18. Atheli

    Atheli

    Found at:
    Ithaca
    Injury:
    Head injury
  19. Toucan

    Toucan

    Found at:
    Zakynthos
    Injury:
    Head injury
    Adopted by:
    NOVA
  20. Irene

    Irene

    Injury:
    Head injury
    Adopted by:
  21. Bee

    Bee

    Found at:
    Aitoloakarnania
    Injury:
    Neck and eye injuries
  22. Cherry

    Cherry

    Found at:
    Porto Lagos
    Injury:
    Head injury
    Adopted by:
    Caretta Research
  23. Capella

    Capella

    Found at:
    Kythnos
    Injury:
    Head injury
  24. Schiggy

    Schiggy

    Found at:
    Mesologgi
    Injury:
    Head injury
  25. Green sea turtle named Ravioli at the Rescue Centre

    Ravioli

    Found at:
    Evrotas
    Injury:
    Head injury
  26. Truffle

    Truffle

    Found at:
    Thasos
    Injury:
    Head injury
    Adopted by:
    Siva Travel Services
  27. A Caretta Caretta under treatment in the Rescue Centre of ARCHELON

    Brie

    Found at:
    Evia
    Injury:
    Head injury
  28. Nektaria

    Nektaria

    Found at:
    Stylida
    Injury:
    Hypothermia & lung infection
    Adopted by:
    Triantafyllos Asimakopoulos
  29. Purity

    Purity

    Found at:
    Argolida
    Injury:
    Head injury
    Condition:
    In recovery
  30. Phoebe

    Phoebe

    Found at:
    Kerkyra
    Injury:
    Head injury
    Condition:
    In recovery
  31. Sophia VII

    Sophia VII

    Found at:
    Elliniko
    Injury:
    Carapace injury
    Condition:
    In recovery
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