Caretta-Caretta

The islet of Marathonisi in Laganas Bay, known as "Turtle Island," is included in the Marine Park of Zakynthos

Greece is a country with over sixteen thousand kilometers (9,942 miles) of spectacular coastline, which makes it perfect for scuba diving.

The islet of Marathonisi in Laganas Bay, known as "Turtle Island," is included in the Marine Park of Zakynthos

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...

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...

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...

Greece is home to the famous Caretta caretta turtle and tourists are always on the look out to encounter the beloved turtles. Yesterday morning on the Greek island of Santorini, tourists and residents who were visiting Santorini's Kamari beach, saw...

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) announced on Thursday that it would accept an appeal submitted by the European Commission (EC) against Greece in 2011 for the country's failure to protect the endangered Caretta Caretta loggerhead sea turtle in...

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...

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...