Is 2020 the year of loggerhead sea turtles? The nests of this protected sea turtle species that were recorded this year by ARCHELON in 75km. of the main nesting beaches in Greece amount to 6,500…
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Lockdown measures eased the egg-laying of sea turtles in Greece but didn’t cause the observed increase of their nests
ARCHELON has been receiving enquiries from international organizations and nature documentary producers as early as April this year. The last two days many friends, researchers and journalists from Greece and abroad have been asking us about a possible relationship between the lockdown in Greece and the reproduction of loggerhead sea turtles in Greek nesting beaches. Here are the answers to their 4 most frequently asked questions, based on scientific evidence and data that ARCHELON has been collecting without fail since 1984.
ARCHELON has already recorded more than 3,500 loggerhead nests in the Nature Protection Area of Kyparissia bay this summer, but at the phase of hatching, the fate of many of them relies on locals and visitors
The first nests of this summer in Kyparissia bay have already hatched and hatchlings reached the sea safely…
An unexpected impact of the pandemic: ARCHELON appeals for reduction of light pollution so that hundreds of baby turtles at the sea turtle nesting beaches of Mavrovouni, Selinitsa, Vathi and Valtaki in Lakonikos bay are not lost
Hatching of the nests of the loggerhead sea turtles laid on the beaches of Mavrovouni, Selinitsa, Valtaki and Vathi of the Lakonikos bay has started and the first hatchlings arrived safely in the sea...
Turn off the lights on the nesting beaches of the sea turtle in Rethymno and Chania.
The first loggerhead hatchlings have arrived safely at sea. But this year, if lights on the beach are not turned off , the risk of finding disoriented hatchlings on the nesting beaches of Rethymno and Chania is increased, warns ARCHELON, the Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece.
Our volunteers from abroad join us right on time for the hatching season
Mid-July of the COVID19 summer and ARCHELON’s teams are observing the usual peak in the number of nests of loggerhead sea turtles in all monitored nesting sites. Yet, things are very different in the projects, compared to past years.
World’s first for ARCHELON’s latest findings
The longest running program of sea turtle tagging in the Mediterranean proves that loggerheads can lay eggs for at least 33 years. This type of information is very important in the application of models for estimating population trends and species viability.
Sea turtles return to nest on the beaches of Crete
ARCHELON’s team located the first nest of the season on May 23 at Kommos beach and placed a protective cage to avoid disturbance. Morning surveys begin tomorrow on the beach of Rethymnon and in the coming weeks in Chania.
ARCHELON meets with the loggerheads while taking up special protection against COVID19
Two loggerhead nests marked the start of this year's ARCHELON counts on Zakynthos island, one located in Gerakas and one in Sekania, both recorded on May 26. A bit further to the east, in south Kyparissia bay, the team located twelve nests, from May 16 until today. And this is just the beginning!
The first research results on plastics in sea turtles in Greece
Since 2016, ARCHELON has been involved in related research by the Hellenic Center for Marine Research (HCMR) by providing samples from sea turtles that died at the Rescue Centre in Glyfada. As the first results of the research are heading for publication Dr. Eleni Kaberi, the project leader, gave us more information.