Hi everyone! This year marks 40 years of ARCHELON’s action for protecting sea turtles in Greece. During these four decades, thousands of volunteers from many countries joined our sea turtle projects and the Rescue Centre to help save the turtles. Let’s meet again this coming September and celebrate the animals we saved during all these years. Read more...

Dimitris Margaritoulis, founder of ARCHELON and member of the Scientific Committee of the Association, writes about a female loggerhead which was found dead and trapped in fishing nets near its nesting area. Read on…

Thousands of Greek students visit the Centre and get informed about the value of protecting the environment through contact with a particularly beloved animal, the sea turtle. "All the available visiting hours until the end of the 2022-2023 school year have been booked, but there is a waiting list that is activated in case of cancellations", says Anna Kontoleon, ARCHELON’s Education Officer. More hours for online tours may be added in May if volunteers become available. Learn more…

The donations and "adoptions" made at the Rescue Centre in Glyfada, Attica and at ARCHELON’s field projects in Zakynthos, the Peloponnese and Crete in 2022, reached the amount of €350,000. We did a lot last year thanks to all these people, who also made it possible for us to continue this year. Learn more…

We learned with deep sadness the passing away of Gail Schofield, a pronounced sea
turtle researcher and former ARCHELON volunteer. Read more…

The Sea Turtle Rescue Centre of ARCHELON in Glyfada rescues, takes care of and rehabilitates injured sea turtles from all parts of Greece since 1994. More than half of the sea turtles that were under care at the Rescue Centre in 2022 got released back to the sea after reaching full recovery this year! Read more…

In the summer of 2022, ARCHELON volunteers/researchers walked daily over 100 kilometres of nesting beaches, monitoring and protecting, where necessary, nests and hatchlings. Few of them will make it to adulthood, somewhere between one in 1000 and one in 10,000. Learn more…

Paleontologists recently discovered a previously unknown species of a huge ancient sea turtle in Spain. It was estimated to have lived about 72 million years ago. Read more…

A few days ago, the event of the 2022 Presentation of Results of ARCHELON’s actions happened and was open to the members of ARCHEON and the public. Read more…

Members of the ARCHELON Association were invited to attend the Annual General Meeting on February 18, 2023, in accordance to its Statutes.

Last weekend, on the 11th and 12th of February, the team of Wildlife Vets International which specializes in sea turtle care was in Glyfada with ARCHELON. It was a good opportunity to present sea turtle care methods to people from different places in Greece who are often in contact with us for the rescue of injured turtles. Read more...

Becoming a field leader in ARCHELON’s sea turtle conservation projects is about gaining another level of experience in conservation projects. Do you think you can train and help other volunteers to carry out their tasks? Use your skills and inspiration and join in for a great turtle summer in Greece! Read more…

2023 marks ARCHELON's 40th anniversary and the 2023 Anniversary Calendar is released along with other new gifts for all our friends and supporters. You will find them at our e-shop and at the Rescue Centre’s shop. Learn more…

The Sea Turtle Rescue Centre brings kids and adult visitors close to these ancient animals, their habitats, their stories and the people who fight for their recovery and safe return to the sea. ‘An amazing experience’ say those who have already had the tour. Learn more…

A small boat, five volunteers and a field leader do an exciting job every year in the waters of Amvrakikos Gulf in Western Greece, monitoring sea turtles in one of their most important foraging grounds. Last summer will go down in history because it was the first capture of an adult green turtle in 20 years of action! Learn more…