NEWS

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	An emotional image of the event on 27th May at the Rescue Centre for the celebration of “World Turtle Day” 06/06/2012 A few days after the successful event at the Sea Turtle Rescue Centre, the celebration of “World Turtle Day”, people of ARCHELON describe their experience with excitement.
	A “peek” through our activities... 06/06/2012 Our volunteer Joanne Stournara updates us on news through our activities during the week between 25th and 31st May 2012.
	The Field Leaders who will try to protect 2000 Caretta Caretta nests have been trained 30/05/2012 The Field Leaders’ Training Seminar, each year, marks the beginning of the operating period of the ARCHELON Field programs. Young volunteers, mainly scientists and naturalists from Greece and abroad, every year undertake specific areas of each region and commit morally to remain for 5 months at the nesting beaches in order to monitor and protect the Caretta Caretta nesting on the most important nesting beaches of our country.
	A “peek” through our activities... 29/05/2012 Our volunteer Joanne Stournara updates us on news through our activities during the week between 18th and 24th May 2012.
	First Nest Earlier Than Expected – We All Lost the Bet 25/05/2012 .....So at 8:32am on the 23rd of May the first nest of 2012 was found on West Sekania. Happy World Turtle Day everyone!
	Joanne, what’s new at the Rescue Centre? 24/05/2012 Our volunteer at the Rescue Centre Joanne Stournara updates us on the events of the week between 11th and 17th May 2012.
	Joanne, what’s new at the Rescue Centre? 16/05/2012 Our volunteer at the Rescue Centre Joanne Stournara updates us on the events of the week between 27th April and 10th May 2012.
	Joanne, what’s new at the Rescue Centre? 07/05/2012 Our volunteer at the Rescue Centre Joanne Stournara updates us on the events of the week between 6th April and 26th April 2012.
	ARCHELON’s Earth Day event a great success 03/05/2012 As part of the international campaign ‘Mobilize the Earth’, which aims to increase public awareness about the sustainability of our planet, ARCHELON organized a special event on 22 April at our Sea Turtle Rescue Centre in Glyfada. The event was heavily attended by people of all ages, very popular, and most important of all, succeeded in raising awareness about the problems facing our planet and what we can do to help.
	A shocking and gruesome sight 11/04/2012 A shocking and gruesome spectacle was experienced by the divers of the Thessaloniki Dive Club when exploring the sea bottom outside Paliouri Peninsula in Halkidiki; in a depth of 35 meters they recognized something swinging strangely in the distance. Approaching they discovered that it was the decayed body of a sea turtle suspended by an anchored fishing line.
	Joanne, what’s new at the Rescue Centre? 10/04/2012 Our volunteer at the Rescue Centre Joanne Stournara updates us on the events of the week between 30th March and 5th April 2012.
	A.R.C.H.E.L.O.N. – Kyparissia Bay 2011 03/04/2012 A =AMAZING (a word frequently used by volunteers) R = REWARDING C = COULDN’T GET MORE SUN IF YOU TRIED H = HAS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE E = EXCELLENT FOOD (cooked, prepared and served by who else but the volunteers themselves) L = LOTS OF FUN O = ONE AND ONLY TRUE CONSERVATION VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE N = NO FRILLS OR FANCY THINGS (just a wonderful organisation in desperate need of volunteers to play an active role in conserving the loggerhead turtle)
	Joanne, what’s new at the Rescue Centre? 02/04/2012 Our volunteer at the Rescue Centre Joanne Stournara updates us on the events of the week between 23rd and 29th March 2012.
	English Language Teachers meet ARCHELON 28/03/2012 Approximately 500 English language teachers from Greece and abroad were introduced to ARCHELON at the TESOL Greece 33rd Annual Convention, which took place on March 17 and 18, 2012, at the Hellenic American Union in Athens.
	Joanne, what’s new at the Rescue Centre? 27/03/2012 Our volunteer at the Rescue Centre Joanne Stournara updates us on the events of the two weeks between 9th and 22nd March 2012.
	ARCHELON in Mexico 27/03/2012 Every year, the International Sea Turtle Symposium is an appropriate event to present and discuss research results and conservation issues. Further, it is a unique occasion to meet with other people working with sea turtles around the world. This year the 32nd Symposium took place in Huatulco, Mexico, from 11 to 17 March 2012.