Sustainable planetActions for the protection and conservation of sea turtles and their habitats.

Rescue and rehabilitation of injured sea turtles, Monitoring of nesting areas and research, Volunteering, Public awareness, Environmental education.

40 Years of ARCHELON

This year marks 40 years of ARCHELON’s actions protecting the sea turtles in Greece!

Learn more about our vision, mission and how it all started.

Our News

There is always something going on at ARCHELON

Find out about the events we organize and our latest actions as we vigorously continue the work of studying, rescuing and protecting sea turtles in Greece!

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  1. OUR NEWS
    08/03/2024

    The Over & Above Awards for 2023

    These are the ARCHELON Over & Above Awards for 2023.

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  2. OUR NEWS
    04/03/2024

    The moving experience of Frederique at the Rescue Centre

    At ARCHELON, you'll have the opportunity to meet and work together with new people and form lasting friendships - a major benefit of volunteering.

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  3. OUR NEWS
    29/02/2024

    Presentation of ARCHELON 2023 Results: Here is some good news!

    On Thursday February 15th, 2024, ARCHELON’s annual Presentation of Results took place downtown, at the Impact Hub Athens. When welcoming members, staff, collaborators, friends and volunteers, Daphne Mavrogiorgos, Director of ARCHELON, spoke about the multi-leveled action of ARCHELON during 2023.

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  4. OUR NEWS
    02/02/2024

    Sea turtles in the Greek wetlands of international importance

    World Wetlands Day is celebrated every year on February 2. These vulnerable areas of the planet are a refuge for migratory birds and other wildlife species, including sea turtles. ARCHELON is present in wetlands that play an important role for sea turtles, such as the Amvrakikos Gulf.

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  5. OUR NEWS
    24/01/2024

    Why are ARCHELON’s projects international?

    ARCHELON’s sea turtle conservation projects are organized with the valuable contribution of volunteers who come to Greece every year not just from Europe but from more distant places such as South Korea, Australia, and Colombia. Speaking English while carrying out fieldwork or public awareness activities as well as when interacting with each other in the campsites is essential to the projects.

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What we do

Our Accounts for 2023

2023 passed by in a way that was both intense and difficult on the sea turtle nesting beaches in the Peloponnese, Zakynthos, Crete, and the Rescue Centre in Glyfada. We are grateful for the irreplaceable contribution of all 540 volunteers who came from afar and near to complete 40 years of sea turtle protection!

Volunteers at the loggerhead nesting beaches recorded and protected approximately 10,300 nests in a total of 70 km of nesting beach and talked with more than 70,740 people about sea turtle conservation.

The ARCHELON Rescue Centre in Glyfada continued to tirelessly rehabilitate injured and sick sea turtles throughout the year. There were 45 new arrivals, mostly loggerheads and one green turtle, while 22 recovered turtles returned to their natural habitat after getting fully recovered.

Environmental awareness activities with visitors and supporters at the Rescue Centre continued. Information about sea turtles was spread through the 241 live school visits from all across Attica and the 102 online tours even in the most remote regions of Greece.

The record number of nests required countless hours of work under the hot sun, and it was more crucial than ever that the nesting beaches' protection measures were followed. We are grateful for the support we received from old and new friends, donors, sponsors, collaborating organizations, and the hard work of our staff. By working together, we were able to help the sea turtles and play our part for a more sustainable planet!

The challenges for the marine environment will persist in 2024; however, the Mediterranean is our responsibility and united we are ready to defeat them.

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Sea turtles in the Rescue Centre

The Sea Turtle Rescue Center has been operating since 1994 in Glyfada, Attica, next to the sea. It was founded by ARCHELON with the support of the Municipality of Glyfada and the Ministry of the Environment and is one of the first Sea Turtle Rescue Centers in the Mediterranean and the only one in Greece. Its purpose is the treatment and rehabilitation of injured and sick sea turtles and their release back to the sea. You can symbolically adopt one or more injured turtles at the Rescue Center, contributing to the costs of their care and feeding. And of course you can come and see them at the Rescue Centre, or you can be informed from our website about their progress and their release.

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