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REHABILITATION OF INJURED SEA TURTLES IN ATHENS, GREECE - réinsertion des tortues de mer blessées à Athènes, Grèce
Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: Mar 31, 2016 PROJECT  FINISHED 

The Project "REHABILITATION OF INJURED SEA TURTLES IN ATHENS, GREECE - réinsertion des tortues de mer blessées à Athènes, Grèce" is an individual European Voluntary Service, involving one French volunteer and is expected to have a duration of 6 months. The project activities are centered at ARCHELON’s Sea Turtle Rescue Centre, where injured or sick sea turtles are sent from all over Greece for treatment and rehabilitation. The French volunteer will be involved in all the following activities: - Applying the daily treatment of the animals (medication, feeding, etc) - Supporting the National Stranding Network, - Providing information to the public, - Helping to keep scientific data on the relevant databases. The project aims are: - Providing young people with the opportunity to work directly for the conservation of a protected marine species, - Promoting the importance of protecting the marine and coastal environment, - Acquiring knowledge that can make young people adopt a friendlier attitude towards the environment, - Gaining experience on the conservation of protected species and habitats, as per the EU’s Habitats directive (92/43/EEC).
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