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Organization:

Archelon

Address:

Solomou 57, 104 32 Athens , Greece

Project Location:

Zakynthos, Greece

Website:

http://www.archelon.gr/

Costs:

€150 - €250 + Volunteers cover both travel and food expenses. A minimum amount of €15 per day may suffice to cover basic food needs.

Length:

Flexible

Season:

Early May - Late October

Project Description

Enthusiastic and committed volunteers are required for demanding sea turtle conservation projects run by ARCHELON in Greece. Zakynthos, Peloponnesus and Crete are major nesting areas for the loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) in the Mediterranean and have been monitored by ARCHELON, a non-profit making organisation, for more than 20 years. In Athens, ARCHELON also runs the only Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Centre in Greece.

Volunteers are invited to work on the island of Zakynthos where the first National Marine Park for sea turtles in the Mediterranean was established in 1999 and assist the Management Body of the Park in its task to protect the nesting beaches (help assisting the NMPZ in its difficult and demanding task to enforce the protection measures regarding the preservation of the sea turtles).

In Peloponnesus, volunteers will protect nests from foxes and other mammals, and help for the running of the established Nature Information Centres. On the island of Crete, participants will work for the implementation of a Management Plan for the nesting areas. At the Sea Turtle Rescue Centre, volunteers will have the opportunity to assist our staff in daily treatment of sea turtles that suffer from accidental and deliberate injuries, as well as help with the demanding tasks of public awareness and maintenance of the centre's facilities.

Visit the Archelon project to learn more.

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