How to help
Sponsor an Amvrakikos turtle!
 Even though sea turtles spend most of their time at sea
in foraging areas, information on these particular locations
is sparse. The main reason is the difficulty in locating
and accessing these sites contrary to the nesting areas,
where monitoring tracks of emerged nesting turtles is relatively
easy.
Information on foraging areas is usually gathered through
the interaction of turtles with fisheries. ARCHELON, through
close cooperation with fishermen, has discovered some important
foraging sites within Greece such as: Lakonikos Bay, Amvrakikos
Bay and the northern Aegean Sea. Lakonikos Bay has proven
to be not only a foraging area for loggerhead turtles but
also a developmental area of the rare green turtle (Chelonia
mydas), whose nesting sites in the Mediterranean are
located in Turkey, Cyprus and Syria.
In 2002 ARCHELON initiated its first telemetry project,
in Amvrakikos Bay. It provided interesting results, including
tracking of a loggerhead from the Bay for over 2,000 km to
the shores of Syria and Turkey. The results from this study
are being analysed and will shed light into the migratory
and foraging habits of sea turtles not studied before in
Greece.
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An on-going research programme, which began in 2004, evolved
from the telemetry project. Researchers now catch sea turtles
by hand in the shallow waters of the Bay. The turtles are
measured, photographed and tagged and samples are taken for
genetic analysis. The size and structure of the population
and growth rates of individuals are expected to be assessed
by this programme; facts that are important in understanding
the ecology of loggerhead turtles in Greece, the Mediterranean
and wider.
Sponsor an Amvrakikos turtle!
Adopting one of these study turtles will directly support
the continuation of the project which running costs include
transport and accommodation for the research team and vehicle
repair and maintenance in addition to logistical and administrative
support.
Sponsorship is for life!
- Sponsoring a turtle uniquely identifies the turtle to
you!
- You can name your turtle!
- Turtles available for sponsorship will already have
observations from at least 2 years
- You will receive e-mail updates if and when your turtle
is seen at any time after your sponsorship starts...
Sponsors packs contain:
- Large glossy
photo of the turtle you have sponsored
- Certificate of Sponsorship
- Details of the turtle's observation history
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Sponsor an Amvrakikos turtle now!
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