April marked the first ever EUROWA training workshop on oiled sea turtle response, which was held in Glyfada, Greece. ARCHELON hosted the practical session at the Sea Turtle Rescue Centre. See more…

ARCHELON’s long standing Mediterranean loggerhead sea turtle protection project in the Kyparissia Bay Natura 2000 site is among the finalists for the European Commission's prestigious NATURA 2000 Award!  Vote for ARCHELON and help us win the Citizen’s Award!

ARCHELON is seeking an enthusiastic, self-motivated, organised and target orientated individual to fill the Field Coordinator Position and lead the sea turtle capture-mark-recapture project of Amvrakikos Gulf for the 2022 season. A stipend, accommodation and food are included in the offer. See more...

According to article 8 of the Statutes of the ARCHELON Association, its’ members were invited to attend the Annual General Assembly on Saturday 26 February, 2022, at 11am.
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In the summer of 2021, we invited the volunteers who participated in the ARCHELON projects to rate the areas in which they were located, in terms of the sustainability of tourism. The conclusions were discussed at an online meeting held last December. Learn more…

ARCHELON's activities in south Peloponnese were successfully completed by the volunteers / researchers who participated last summer. A significant number of nests of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) was recorded on the beaches of Messinia Romanos and Zaga Memi, and on the beaches of Lakonikos bay. See more…

A big thank you to the field leaders and the volunteers of ARCHELON who brought the projects in Crete to completion, as well as to all those who helped by implementing the measures for the protection of the nesting loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta). However, new challenges were added to these from previous years. See more...
 

Among the first 8 National Action Plans for endangered species approved by the Ministry of Environment and Energy in 2021 is the one for the Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta). See more…

More than 30 Field Leaders help us run the projects for the monitoring and conservation of sea turtle nests in Zakynthos, the Peloponnese and Crete. Read more…

Have you thought about what you will do in the summer? The voluntary sea turtle field projects of ARCHELON have already been announced. This is a wonderful opportunity to live close to nature and help protect sea turtles. If you already have experience, you can apply for a Field Leader, the deadline is January 10, 2022! See more...

The turtles that have already been released back to sea from the Rescue Centre this year have reached 31. Some of them had been "adopted" by friends of ARCHELON. We would like to warmly thank them. See more…

The next release of sea turtles from the ARCHELON Rescue Centre, perhaps the last one of the year, is scheduled for Monday, December 13 and is very special.

ARCHELON invites the participation of young and old friends as well as school teams from all over the world. The stories with your inspiration and imagination will become part of the information campaign we are preparing for next summer! Deadline for submission is February 14, 2022. See more...

It has been 13 years since 17 organizations, including ARCHELON, signed the "Accountability Charter of Non-Governmental Organizations" until today when we co-signed the Joint Declaration of 287 Civil Society Organizations on the draft law of the Ministry of Interior. See more

An increasing trend in the number of nests was observed in the period 2011-2020. Interestingly, the possibility of a higher number of male hatchlings was also suggested, and that is of great value in this period of general temperature rise on the beaches. See more…