Our News
A great opportunity to volunteer in ARCHELON through the European Solidarity Corps (ESC)
09/08/2019
Greece hosts about 90% of the nests of the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) in the EU every summer and bears a unique responsibility amongst the EU member States for the conservation of this species. The awareness of the threats that sea turtles face in the Mediterranean led ARCHELON, the Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece, to the establishment of ARCHELON’s Sea Turtle Rescue Center, 25 years ago. The Centre is one of the many places where young people can volunteer through via European Solidarity Corps (former European Voluntary Service (EVS) program).
Jo Farrow’s sea turtle journey: from Zakynthos to Ascension Island and back!
09/08/2019
Jo has been a remarkable leader for the public awareness activity in the Zakynthos project for a number of years. She has trained many volunteers, has given hundreds of presentations herself and has help a great deal in raising funds for the project.
Collisions of boats with sea turtles continue at Zakynthos National Marine Park - When will fines be imposed?
09/08/2019
At the end of July 2019, twenty years after the establishment of the National Marine Park of Zakynthos, we witness yet another turtle injury due to a boat collision in Laganas Bay.
Many strandings of sea turtles in Lakonikos Bay during the first half of this summer
25/07/2019
The enthusiasm of the project team of Lakonikos was cut short, from the increased number of strandings of dead and injured turtles in the area. The incidents were reported by residents, visitors and the volunteers themselves. Big thanks to the people who spotted and informed ARCHELON about these strandings.
Our Accounts for 2018
More than 650 people contributed
- About 510 full-time volunteers participated in conservation actions on the field and 25 of them took up duties of field leaders. About 14% of these volunteers came from Greece.
- About 114 volunteers supported the operations of the Rescue network, the care and rehabilitation of injured and sick turtles and environmental awareness at the Rescue center throughout the year. Out of these, 50 were part time volunteers resident s of Athens greater area and 64 were full time volunteers from different countries.
- The selection and training of field leaders and the rest of the volunteers in sea turtle monitoring, conservation, rescue, care and rehabilitation, communication and fund raising has been a year round activity of ARCHELON. More than 70 internships from 25 educational institutions were accepted in the 2018 projects.
- Administration, management and coordination duties were performed by 15 members of staff, while about 15 people - ARCHELON members- offered their expertise and voluntary services as members of the Board of Directors, the different Committees and Working groups.
