archelon GREECE
rescue center
The injuries for whom are treated more than 50 turtles each year are of 3 types :
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Fishing injuries (amputations due to fishing gear entanglement, ingestion of hooks...).
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Deliberated human injuries imposed by fishermen (head injuries).
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Accidental injuries (collision with speedboats, ingestion of plastic bags... all the problems relative to the pollution, in general).
Once rehabilitated , they are released back to the sea either from the beach (Adults) or by boat (Juveniles or if they are missing a flipper).
Rescue Center, Glyfada
Feeding by forceps
Loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta
Adding fluids to the tube feed (dextrose)
Tube feeding
Measurements before release (Giorgakis)
Flipper injury (missing)
Anna releasing Giorgakis, Anavissos
Turtle waiting for medical treatments Hook ingestion
Loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta
Barnacles removal
Barnacles and algae removal
Barnacles removal
Outside
Turtle waiting for medical treatments
Entrance
Tube feeding
Feeding by hand
Volunteer getting a turtle out of her tank with a landing net
Feeding by forceps
Wetting the gauze on the turtle's eyes
Rinsing
Injured turtle arrival by bus at Kifissos bus station Very severe head injury
Caretta caretta
Volunteers getting a turtle out of her tank
Installation of a counterweight system solving flotation problems in injured turtles