Greek volunteers help Caretta caretta injured sea turtles to gain new life
Olympia, a “Caretta caretta” sea turtle traced in Kyparissia bay, in the western part of Peloponnese peninsula in southern Greece, is one of the hundreds injured sea turtles that has found refuge at Archelon Rescue Center at Glyfada, in the southern suburb of Athens.
Hugo Gilbert, a 20-year-old volunteer from France, has taken over her medication and food program. His task is to get her stronger again to return to the natural environment.
“We do not know yet what her problem is, but we assume she has a fishing line in her guts. The X- Rays did not show anything like a hook. That is a good sign. But she may have a fishing line, that is why I give her food to help her like evacuating the fishing line,” Gilbert told Xinhua on Friday.
Founded in 1994, the Sea Turtle Rescue Center of Archelon rehabilitates injured and sick sea turtles and raises public awareness through its activities. Over 90 sea turtles are treated every year at the rescue center.
“The majority of the turtles come to the rescue center due to fishing gear entanglement, ingestion of hooks and deliberate human activities. In 2017, a 40-45 percent of the cases had skull injuries,” Rescue Center Project Officer, Dimitris Fytilis told Xinhua.
Among the threats sea turtles face is to become entangled in plastic trash or to eat plastic bags, as he pointed out.
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Photo from Xinhua/Marios Lolos.
