Greece
Animals
The Marine Park of Zakynthos: Where Sea Turtles and Seals Roam Free
The islet of Marathonisi in Laganas Bay, known as "Turtle Island," is included in the Marine Park of Zakynthos
Cyprus
International Body Warns Sea Turtles Need Stronger Protections in Greece, Cyprus
Some of the most important sea turtle habitats in the Mediterranean, located in Greece and Cyprus, "remain unprotected," the Bern Convention warned in an alarming press release on Wednesday.
The Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural...
Animals
Unusually High Numbers of Loggerhead Sea Turtle Nests in Mediterranean This Year
According to ARCHELON, The Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece, 2020 has seen an unusually high number of loggerhead sea turtle nests in waters around Greece and in the Mediterranean as a whole.
After surveying the 75 km (47 miles)...
Animals
Greece’s “Turtle Island” of Marathonisi and Zakynthos Marine Park
The islet of Marathonisi in Laganas Bay, known as "Turtle Island," is included in the Marine Park of Zakynthos
Animals
Satellite Tags Placed on Endangered Sea Turtles in Greece
The Archelon group, the Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece, has recently launched an innovative way to protect the endangered sea turtles in Greece by using satellite tags.
On the 1st of June this year, satellite tags were placed on...
Animals
Video: Good Samaritan Saves Stranded Sea Turtle in Crete
A sea turtle entangled in fish net and stranded at a beach in Crete was rescued by a passer-by earlier this month. The video of the agonizing rescue became viral.
The incident occurred at Lendas beach near Heraklion. A man...
Animals
Rare Sea Turtle Found Dead in Greece
A sea turtle that belongs to the Chelonia Mydas species, or the ‘Green turtle’ as it is known in Greek, was found dead in a maritime area near Mavrovouni beach in Peloponnese’s Mani Peninsula.
The Coastguard Headquarters of Gythio town...
Animals
Spectacular Footage of Newly Born Sea Turtles Rushing to the Water in Greece's Mykonos (video)
Bathers and volunteers gathered at a beach in Greece's Mykonos to assist new born sea turtles reach the sea in their first and most important journey in their life.
The footage by Mykonos TV, shows dozens of little caretta-caretta turtles...
Animals
Baby Sea Turtle Hatchlings Waddle their Way into the Sea on Crete
Last month youth from all over Europe who have come together to volunteer at Greece's Archelon Sea Turtle Protection Society on the island of Crete had a treat when they were able to witness the season's first baby loggerhead sea...
Animals
Sea Turtle Nests at Record Heights in Zakynthos This Summer
A study conducted with the collaboration of ARCHELON, the Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece, reports that the number of carretta caretta loggerhead turtle nests is especially high this season. Until now, more than 500 nests have been documented...
Environment
Injured Caretta Caretta Turtle Rescued Near Nafplio
Residents in the picturesque coastal town of Nafplio, in east Peloponnese, Greece, on Friday rescued another endangered Caretta caretta sea turtle that was found injured and unable to swim near the beach of Karathonas. This was the second such...
Archaeology
Gigantic Fossilized Turtle Found in Greece
A group of scientist from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki made a great discovery in Pieria Greece. They located three fossilized turtles, at a beach called Makrigialo, which are estimated to be between 2.5 and 3 million years old.
One...
Greece
NGO: "Greek Government Puts Turtles, and Zakynthos at Risk"
The recent decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (EU) to condemn Greece for the operation of a landfill within the National Marine Park of Zakynthos, did not come as a surprise, notes the Mediterranean Association...
Environment
EU Court Condemns Greece over Sea Turtles
The European Court condemned Greece for not providing adequate protection to endangered sea turtles of the caretta caretta species.
More specifically, the court focused on a dump found inside the maritime national park of the island of Zakynthos, which has been part...
Environment
Emergency Call to Save Caretta Caretta Turtle
Environmental groups have issued an emergency warning on behalf of the endangered sea turtle species Caretta Caretta, which is about to enter its egg-laying period, with one of its main Peloponnese nesting sites, Kyparissiakos Bay, seriously at risk. Although Greece has been hauled before European...