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Rehabilitation of injured sea turtles in Athens, Greece
Start date: Dec 1, 2009,

The Project is an individual European Voluntary Service, involving one volunteer and is expected to have a duration of 6 months.The project is a colloboration between the sending organisation Navigatorcentrum in Sweden and Host organisation Archelon Sea Turtle Rescue in Greece. The main goal for the project is for youth to grow and get inspiried in international and global questions, but also get better prepared for the labour market. 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 volunteer will be involved in all the project activities, which include applying the daily treatment of the animals (medication, feeding, etc, supporting the National Stranding Network, providing information to the public and helping to keep scientific data on the relevant databases. The project activity aims at (1) providing young people with the opportunity to work directly for the conservation of a protected marine species, (2) promoting the importance of protecting the marine and coastal environment, and (3) acquiring knowledge that can make young people adopt a friendlier attitude towards the environment, which is something that they can use no matter where they are in the world. Participant is expected to gain experience on the conservation of protected species and habitats, as per the EU's Habitats directive (92/43/EEC). The project will end by a seminary in Östersund, Sweden, where the volunteer will meet young people from the county of Jämtland to present here voluntary experience and discuss environmental issues.
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